Carbon-Based Nanomaterials

Abstract

Research on carbon-based nanomaterials, such as carbon nanotubes, graphene and its derivatives, nanodiamonds, fullerenes, and other nanosized carbon allotropes, has experienced sharp exponential growth over recent years [...]

Nanofertilizer Possibilities for Healthy Soil, Water, and Food in Future: An Overview

“…Nanoscale, carbon-based nanomaterials (CNMs), including fullerenes, nanodots, NPs, nanotubes, nanohorns, nanobeads, nanodiamonds, and nanofibers, possess novel physiochemical activities, i.e., small surface area, enhanced chemical reactivity, and improved efficiency to enter plant cells with typical surface morphology (Mukherjee et al, 2016 ; Kumar et al, 2018a ; Diez-Pascual, 2021 ). CNMs have been investigated as drug carrier vehicles and as smart delivery systems in specific areas of nanopharmacology, nanomedicine, public health, etc.…”

“…(Niazi et al, 2014 ; Mohajeri et al, 2019 ) to ensure the availability of delivered drugs appropriately to the specific target site (s) within the cells (Mukherjee et al, 2016 ; Verma et al, 2019 ). Therefore, researchers have drawn attention to advanced biological research and bioengineering (Lowry et al, 2019 ; Chen et al, 2020 ; Peng et al, 2020 ; Diez-Pascual, 2021 ) to acquire plant growth and development optimally linked with plant productivity under adverse environmental variables ( Supplementary Table 1 ).…”

“…The first may positively affect plant growth and development, while the second may be highly toxic and significantly influence plant biology. At the same time, negatively charged carbon nanotubes with more functional groups may boost seed germination and seedling biomass with activation of water channel proteins based on a series of studies (Khodakovskaya et al, 2011 ; Villagarcia et al, 2012 ; Tripathi and Sarkar, 2015 ; Mukherjee et al, 2016 ; Diez-Pascual, 2021 ). The presence and type of carbon nanotubes may influence pesticide availability in lettuce seedlings, as evidenced by the fact that amino-functionalized carbon nanotubes may increase pesticide concentration in roots and shoots, while nonfunctionalized carbon nanotubes may cause the opposite effect (Hamdi et al, 2015 ; Chen et al, 2020 ).…”

Carbon Nanomaterials for Therapy, Diagnosis and Biosensing

“…In carbon nanomaterial design, the fine-tuning of their functionalities and physicochemical properties has increased their potential for therapeutic, diagnostic and biosensing applications [1][2][3]. In this Special Issue, articles or mini reviews on nanoplatforms originating from the synergistic combination of carbon-based nanomaterials (i.e., nanotubes, graphene, graphene oxide, carbon quantum dots, nanodiamond, etc.)…”

Carbon-Based Nanomaterials 3.0

“…Carbon-based nanomaterials are currently attracting a lot of interest in many fields, ranging from medicine and biotechnology to electronics, energy storage, and sensing applications [ 1 , 2 ]. They show a variety of shapes, from 0D fullerenes, nanodiamonds, and quantum dots (QDs) to 1D carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and 2D graphene (G) and its derivatives graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) [ 3 ].…”