title: The Antibacterial Applications of Graphene and Its Derivatives.
abstract: Graphene materials have unique structures and outstanding thermal, optical, mechanical and electronic properties. In the last decade, these materials have attracted substantial interest in the field of nanomaterials, with applications ranging from biosensors to biomedicine. Among these applications, great advances have been made in the field of antibacterial agents. Here, recent advancements in the use of graphene and its derivatives as antibacterial agents are reviewed. Graphene is used in three forms: the pristine form; mixed with other antibacterial agents, such as Ag and chitosan; or with a base material, such as poly (N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK) and poly (lactic acid) (PLA). The main mechanisms proposed to explain the antibacterial behaviors of graphene and its derivatives are the membrane stress hypothesis, the oxidative stress hypothesis, the entrapment hypothesis, the electron transfer hypothesis and the photothermal hypothesis. This review describes contributions to improving these promising materials for antibacterial applications.
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.|School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.|School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China.
authors.forename: Jiongrun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.|School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China.
authors.forename: Lijing
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.|School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.|School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China.
authors.forename: Guanglin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.|School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China.
authors.forename: Sa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 999077, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhengtang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.|School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China.
authors.forename: Xuetao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.|School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China.
authors.forename: Yingjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.|School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, PR China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ren
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006108:Graphite
keywords: antibacterial materials; composites; graphene derivatives; mechanism