Volume
35
Year
2017
Page
836-846
Source
Trends in Biotechnology
Format Published
PDF
Descriptors
biodegradation , carbon nanotube , graphene , graphene oxide , microbe , enzyme
Abstract
Carbonnanotubes(CNTs),graphene(GRA),andtheirderivativesarepromising
materialsforawiderangeofapplicationssuchaspollutantremoval,enzyme
immobilization,bioimaging,biosensors,anddrugdeliveryandarerapidly
increasinginuseandincreasinglymassproduced.Thebiodegradationof
carbonnanomaterialsbymicrobesandenzymesisnowofgreatimportance
for bothreducingtheirtoxicitytolivingorganismsandremovingthemfromthe
environment.Herewereviewrecentprogressinthebiodegradation field from
the pointofviewoftheprimarymicrobesandenzymesthatcandegradethese
nanomaterials,alongwithexperimentalandmolecularsimulationmethodsfor
the explorationofnanomaterialdegradation.Furthereffortsshouldprimarilyaim
towardexpandingtherepertoireofmicrobesandenzymesandexploringopti-
malconditionsforthedegradationofnanomaterials.
Call. No.
EA 114
IndexDate
1397/11/10
Indexer
Dashagha
Title of Article
Biodegradation of Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and Their Derivatives
RecordNumber
116
Issue/Number
9
Author/Authors