title: Body temperature reduction of graphene oxide through chitosan functionalisation and its application in drug delivery.
abstract: The reduction of graphene oxide at body temperature by using a biopolymer, chitosan, was proven to be successful. This biocompatible reduction approach will provide a versatile platform for applying graphene in biomedical fields including tissue engineering and therapeutic delivery. The use of this approach for therapeutic delivery is demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 3JD, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Justin
authors.forename: Biqiong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D001831:Body Temperature; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D010087:Oxides; D006108:Graphite; D048271:Chitosan
keywords: Chitosan; Drug delivery; Graphene; Reduction