A comparative experimental and theoretical study of the mechanism of graphene oxide mild reduction by ascorbic acid and<i>N</i>-acetyl cysteine for biomedical applications
Andrea Giacomo Marrani, Alessandro Motta, Valentina Palmieri, Giordano Perini, Massimiliano Papi, Enrique A. Dalchiele, Ricardo Schrebler, R. Zanoni
Abstract
Use of<italic>N</italic>-acetyl cysteine and ascorbic acid in the reduction of graphene oxide (GO) represents a new step towards GO derivatives with tailored functionalities and oxidation degree for optimized biomedical applications.
Topics & Concepts
Ascorbic acidGrapheneOxideCysteineChemistryReduction (mathematics)Combinatorial chemistryOxidation reductionNanotechnologyMaterials scienceBiochemistryOrganic chemistryMathematicsFood scienceEnzymeGeometryGraphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsGraphene research and applicationsCarbon and Quantum Dots Applications