• 文献标题:   Biodegradation of Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and Their Derivatives
  • 文献类型:   Review
  • 作  者:   CHEN M, QIN XS, ZENG GM
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  • 出版物名称:   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   0167-7799 EI 1879-3096
  • 通讯作者地址:   Nanyang Technol Univ
  • 被引频次:   58
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.tibtech.2016.12.001
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), graphene (GRA), and their derivatives are promising materials for a wide range of applications such as pollutant removal, enzyme immobilization, bioimaging, biosensors, and drug delivery and are rapidly increasing in use and increasingly mass produced. The biodegradation of carbon nanomaterials by microbes and enzymes is now of great importance for both reducing their toxicity to living organisms and removing them from the environment. Here we review recent progress in the biodegradation field from the point of view of the primary microbes and enzymes that can degrade these nanomaterials, along with experimental and molecular simulation methods for the exploration of nanomaterial degradation. Further efforts should primarily aim toward expanding the repertoire of microbes and enzymes and exploring optimal conditions for the degradation of nanomaterials.