Graphene-Based Materials for Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 317

Special Issue Editors

University of Granada, Department of Applied Physics, Granada, Spain;
Center for Synaptic Neuroscience and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
Interests: nanomedicine; nanotoxicology; neuroscience; nanoparticles; graphene; biomaterials; bionano-interactions; neuro-nanotechnology
Department of Applied Physics, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Interests: nanomedicine; biomaterials; graphene; bionano-interactions; protein corona; nanoparticles

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, the potential of graphene and graphene-based materials (including composites) has driven an intense research effort in biology and medicine. In particular, graphene is expected to play an important role in nanomedicine, including tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. As a result, significant steps forward have been achieved. Graphene has been proven to be a biocompatible substrate, able to promote cell adhesion and growth, as well as stem cell differentiation in vitro. Graphene has been tested as nanosheets in solution, i.e., for drug delivery, and as a coating film forming a conductive and flexible template for cell support. Finally, 2D and 3D graphene composites are promising as flexible, thermally and electrically conductive, lightweight materials for tissue regeneration and/or repair. The combination of graphene and other biomaterials has further expanded the functionality of graphene-based composites, leading to a new generation of implantable devices.

Despite these achievements, important challenges remain in the fabrication and characterization of graphene-based bio-interfaces. Furthermore, the biological effects and mechanisms at play in graphene-based tissue engineering are not fully understood yet and are still under investigation.

The aim of this Special Issue is to attract leading contributions in the area to highlight the latest exciting developments in graphene and graphene composites in the nanomedicine field and, in particular, for tissue engineering applications. Accepted contributions will include the design and characterization of graphene and graphene-based composites and their biological effects in in vitro and/or in vivo models. Authors are encouraged to target specific pathologies/disorders.

Dr. Mattia Bramini
Dr. Paola Sánchez Moreno
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • graphene
  • graphene-based composites
  • bio-interface
  • nanomedicine
  • bio–nano interactions
  • tissue engineering
  • regenerative medicine

Published Papers

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