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Design, development, and drug delivery applications of graphene polymeric nanocomposites and bionanocomposites

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Recently, nanotechnology has significantly influenced nanomedicine and drug development, and conveyance. From the polymeric nanoarchitectural and bionanoarchitectural perspective, nanomedicine entails the application of emerging science and technology of these nanomaterials (NM) for diagnosis, treatment, and inhibition of diseases while attaining excellent health care. Graphene (GN) has undergone versatile studies as drug delivery system because of their inherent outstanding attributes and relatively minimal/zero-toxic dispositions in biologically affiliated systems. In previous decades, significant efforts have focused on smart drug delivery feasibilities of graphene and graphene-oriented materials. Thus, this elucidation elaborates newly emerging applications of graphene-based polymeric nanoarchitectural and bionanoarchitectural materials for pharmaceutical applications especially in targeted drugs conveyance effective for cardiovascular, anti-cancer, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-diabetic applications. Furthermore, future perspectives and challenges are also elucidated.

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Idumah, C.I. Design, development, and drug delivery applications of graphene polymeric nanocomposites and bionanocomposites. emergent mater. 6, 777–807 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42247-023-00465-4

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