Nanostructured Carbons: Towards Soft-Bioelectronics, Biosensing and Theraputic Applications.

Maliha Marzana, Zinnat Morsada, Md Omar Faruk, Abbas Ahmed, Md Manirul Alam Khan, Mohammad Abdul Jalil, Md Milon Hossain, Mohammed Muzibur Rahman

Journal: Chemical record (New York, N.Y.) 2022;22(7):e202100319

PMID: 35189015

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Abstract

Recently, nanostructured carbon-based soft bioelectronics and biosensors have received tremendous attention due to their outstanding physical and chemical properties. The ultrahigh specific surface area, high flexibility, lightweight, high electrical conductivity, and biocompatibility of 1D and 2D nanocarbons, such as carbon nanotubes (CNT) and graphene, are advantageous for bioelectronics applications. These materials improve human life by delivering therapeutic advancements in gene, tumor, chemo, photothermal, immune, radio, and precision therapies. They are also utilized in biosensing platforms, including optical and electrochemical biosensors to detect cholesterol, glucose, pathogenic bacteria (e. g., coronavirus), and avian leucosis virus. This review summarizes the most recent advancements in bioelectronics and biosensors by exploiting the outstanding characteristics of nanocarbon materials. The synthesis and biocompatibility of nanocarbon materials are briefly discussed. In the following sections, applications of graphene and CNTs for different therapies and biosensing are elaborated. Finally, the key challenges and future perspectives of nanocarbon materials for biomedical applications are highlighted.

Address: Department of Plant and Soil Science, Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79403, USA.; Department of Textile Engineering, University of South Asia, Dhaka, 1213, Bangladesh.; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Binghamton University, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902, USA.; Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA.; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Memphis, Tennessee, 38152, USA.; Department of Textile Engineering, Khulna University of Engineering and Technology, Khulna, 9203, Bangladesh.; Department of Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science, North Carolina State University, North Carolina, 27606, USA.; Center of Excellence for Advanced Materials Research (CEAMR) & Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia.

DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202100319

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MeSH Terms: Biosensing Techniques, Graphite, Humans, Nanostructures, Nanotubes, Carbon