Published December 18, 2017 | Version v1

Graphene oxide is degraded by neutrophils and the degradation products are non-genotoxic

  • 1. Nanosafety & Nanomedicine Laboratory; Division of Molecular Toxicology; Institute of Environmental Medicine; Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm
  • 2. Unit for Chemistry; Materials and Surfaces; SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden; Stockholm; Sweden
  • 3. Department of Applied Physics; School of Engineering Sciences; Royal Institute of Technology; Stockholm; Sweden
  • 4. Nanomedicine Laboratory; Faculty of Medical & Human Sciences and National Graphene Institute; University of Manchester; Manchester; UK
  • 5. Department of Chemistry; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh; USA

Description

Graphene oxide (GO) undergoes neutrophil myeloperoxidase (MPO) dependent degradation and the degradation products are non-genotoxic for human lung cells.

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Funding

European Commission
GRAPHENE - Graphene-Based Revolutions in ICT And Beyond 604391