Health and Safety
Hazard Statements | N/A |
Transport Information | N/A |
Suggest equipment | Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US), type P1 (EN143) respirator filter |
Graphene (C) Nanopowder General Description
Used a variety of biological, chemical, and medical fields, graphene nanopowder offers a combination of traits suitable to any number of
applications. Depending on the exact powder utilized, it can offer benefits in tissue engineering, bioimaging, medical device manufacturing,
pharmacological development, and a host of related fields. Graphene may be one of the most heavily-researched nanopowders on the
market today, with its exceptional potential in medicine and related fields uncovered recently.
Graphene (C) Nanopowder/ Nanoparticles Applications
- • Medical devices: Graphene’s highly configurable and modifiable traits make it an excellent candidate for usage in medical
- devices including bio-sensors, diagnosis devices, microbial detectors, DNA sequencing tools, and a host of other medical devices.
Much of the most exciting research in medicine right now revolves around the unique traits of graphene. - • Bioimaging: Properly applied, graphene can be utilized in solutions to produce a contrast agent for photoaucustic and
- thermoacustic imaging. More promisingly, certain morphologies of graphene nanoparticles appear to be safe enough in
- low concentrations to allow for advanced biomedical applications.
- • Tissue engineering: Graphene works as a safe and effective reinforcement agent in various composites for bone tissue
- applications, with the potential for additional applications as research progresses.
- • Biomicrorobotics: Though still in the early days of experimenting, researchers have showed promising results with
- biomicrorobotics utilizing graphene in extremely tiny particles, producing a living humidity sensor.
- • Drug delivery: The interaction of graphene nanoparticles with cancerous cells has suggested a number of potential
- avenues for cancer drug delivery to be explored.