ReviewiScience2020
Graphene: An Antibacterial Agent or a Promoter of Bacterial Proliferation?
Review in iScience, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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Who cites it
18 citing papers in PubMed, 77 citations in OpenAlex.
- Graphene Oxide (GO) Coating on Reticulated Open-Cell Mullite (ROM) Foams for Enhancing Antibacterial Activity.ACS omega · 2025Article
- Nanomaterial Solutions for Environmental Applications and Bacteriological Threats: The Role of Laser-Induced Graphene.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Enhancing PMMA properties: a comprehensive study of nanographene oxide and Boron nitride impact through In-Vitro analysis.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Impact of Graphene Layers on Genetic Expression and Regulation within Sulfate-Reducing Biofilms.Microorganisms · 2024Article
- Graphene as a promising material in orthodontics: A review.Journal of orthodontic science · 2024Review
- Changes in the Bacterial Communities of Biocomposites with Different Flame Retardants.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effect of graphene on soybean root colonization byPlant direct · 2023Article
- Can Graphene Pave the Way to Successful Periodontal and Dental Prosthetic Treatments? A Narrative Review.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Fighting bacterial pathogens with carbon nanotubes: focused review of recent progress.RSC advances · 2023Review
- Antimicrobial activities of graphene oxide against biofilm and intracellular Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine mastitis.BMC veterinary research · 2023Article
- Histopathological evaluation of the interrenal gland (adrenal homolog) of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) exposed to graphene oxide.Environmental toxicology · 2022Article
- Bacterial Surface Disturbances Affecting Cell Function during Exposure to Three-Compound Nanocomposites Based on Graphene Materials.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A short review of graphene in the microbial electrosynthesis of biochemicals from carbon dioxide.RSC advances · 2022Review
- The role of nanoparticles (titanium dioxide, graphene oxide) on the inactivation of co-existing bacteria in the presence and absence of quartz sand.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Article
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- Antimicrobial Activity of Graphene Oxide Contributes to Alteration of Key Stress-Related and Membrane Bound Proteins.International journal of nanomedicine · 2022Article
- Role of biochar in anaerobic microbiome enrichment and methane production enhancement during olive mill wastewater biomethanization.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Antibiofouling Activity of Graphene Materials and Graphene-Based Antimicrobial Coatings.Microorganisms · 2021Review
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Graphene materials (GMs) are being investigated for multiple microbiological applications because of their unique physicochemical characteristics including high electrical conductivity, large specific surface area, and robust mechanical strength. In the last decade, studies on the interaction of GMs with bacterial cells appear conflicting. On one side, GMs have been developed to promote the proliferation of electroactive bacteria on the surface of electrodes in bioelectrochemical systems or to accelerate interspecies electron transfer during anaerobic digestion. On the other side, GMs with antibacterial properties have been synthesized to prevent biofilm formation on membranes for water treatment, on medical equipment, and on tissue engineering scaffolds. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms and factors determining the positive or negative impact of GMs on bacteria. Furthermore, we examine the bacterial growth-promoting and antibacterial applications of GMs and debate their practicability.
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