Mechano-bactericidal mechanism of graphene nanomaterials

Nanomaterials: Graphene rests easy.

699 news & views etching of large sheets represents an attractive alternative because it is able to achieve uniform, organized arrays 7. Unfortunately, the complexity of the tools necessary for sub-10-nm patterning and an inability to control edge roughness represent significant limitations to this technique. Sprinkle, de Heer and colleagues report progress towards a very different approach, in...

Ionic mechanism of mechano-perception in Characeae.

Characean internodal cells generate receptor potential in response to mechanical stimuli. We studied responses of internodal cells to a long-lasting stimulus and the results were as follows. (i) The cell generated receptor potential at the moment of both compression and decompression. (ii) The receptor potential (DeltaE (m)) was significantly larger at the moment of decompression than at compre...

NaNomaTerials Graphene rolls off the press 30 - inch graphene

The two-dimensional form of carbon, graphene, shows remarkable electronic properties1,2 that could prove useful in applications such as ultrafast energyefficient transistors3,4 for computers and mobile devices, and as flexible transparent conductors for macroelectronic devices such as solar cells, display panels and electronic newspapers. However, to realize the technological potential of graph...

issue “ 2 D Nanomaterials beyond Graphene ”

CONSPECTUS: Atomic crystals of two-dimensional materials consisting of single sheets extracted from layered materials are gaining increasing attention. The most well-known material from this group is graphene, a single layer of graphite that can be extracted from the bulk material or grown on a suitable substrate. Its discovery has given rise to intense research effort culminating in the 2010 N...

Nanomaterials: Graphene rolls off the press.