Facile and green production of aqueous graphene dispersions for biomedical applications

Nanoscale. 2015 Apr 21;7(15):6436-43. doi: 10.1039/c4nr07569b.

Abstract

We proposed a facile, low cost, and green approach to produce stable aqueous graphene dispersions from graphite by sonication in aqueous bovine serum albumin (BSA) solution for biomedical applications. The production of high-quality graphene was confirmed using microscopy images, Raman spectroscopy, UV-vis spectroscopy, and XPS. In addition, ab initio calculations revealed molecular interactions between graphene and BSA. The processability of aqueous graphene dispersions was demonstrated by fabricating conductive and mechanically robust hydrogel-graphene materials.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acids / chemistry
  • Animals
  • Biomedical Technology / methods
  • Cattle
  • Cell Line
  • Elastic Modulus
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Green Chemistry Technology*
  • Mice
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
  • Nanotechnology / methods
  • Particle Size
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine / chemistry
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Water
  • Serum Albumin, Bovine
  • Graphite