Open AccessInteraction of graphene nanoribbons with components of the blood vascular system
Author(s) -
Sayan Mullick Chowdhury,
Jidong Fang,
Balaji Sitharaman
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
future science oa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 2056-5623
DOI - 10.4155/fso.15.17
Subject(s) - polyethylene glycol , in vivo , peg ratio , transmission electron microscopy , circulatory system , in vitro , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , biophysics , medicine , biochemistry , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , finance , economics
The systemic administration of graphene nanoribbons for a variety of in vivo biomedical applications will result in their interaction with cellular and protein components of the circulatory system. The aim of this study was to assess the in vitro effects of graphene nanoribbons (O-GNR) noncovalently functionalized with PEG-DSPE (1, 2-distearoyl- sn -glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine- N [amino (polyethylene glycol)]) on some of the key hematological and vascular components of the circulatory system.