Application of graphene and its derivatives in medicine: A review

Abstract

Carbon was one of the most important elements for the earth and humans. There were many different allotropes of the element carbon. Graphene was the name given to a single layer of graphite, one of the allotropes of carbon. Graphene, which was two-dimensional and one atom thick of the carbon element, was a natural nanopore and the most researched material of the 21st century. Graphene was one of the most important materials used in the field of nanomaterials. It had superior thermal, optical, electrical, and mechanical properties. It was an extraordinarily light and strong material among all known materials, and it was also a material that could be easily modified for the desired area. In this article, it was seen that graphene nanopore and graphene material would be among the most important materials in the field of health in the future. In the health field, this carbonbased graphene, and the discovery of graphene nanopores were researched and used by many disciplines such as the treatment of many diseases, drug delivery applications, biotechnology, the treatment of hereditary diseases and even to create of biosensors to be used to detect diseases. Graphene and its derivatives were significant materials that could be used in the field of health. Graphene also became the most essential material of recent times as its structure showed stability when it entered the body. It was compatible with cells and could move quickly in cells with its small and porous nature. Due to its structure, this material was the only substance that could replace all materials used in the field of health. In other words, a single material had all the desired properties to solve health problems and improve them.