Nanostructured Carbons: Towards Soft‐Bioelectronics, Biosensing and Theraputic Applications. Issue 7 (21st February 2022) - Marzana, Maliha
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. Abstract : In the fields of soft bioelectronics, biosensing and therapeutics, great advances have been achieved by implementing nanocarbon materials either as a carrier or building blocks for device fabrications. This review summarizes the recent advancement of two mostly explored nanocarbons i.e., graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in these fields, realizing their mechanisms, functions in the device design and performance in the aforementioned areas. The review also highlights the challenges involved in these fields and look forward envisioning emerging prospects of nanocarbons in soft‐bioelectronics and biosensing.