Biomolecule-assisted exfoliation and dispersion of graphene and other two-dimensional materials: a review of recent progress and applications

DNA-Assisted Exfoliation of Tungsten Dichalcogenides and Their Antibacterial Effect

(2016) Gyeong Sook Bang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Production of Highly Monolayer Enriched Dispersions of Liquid-Exfoliated Nanosheets by Liquid Cascade Centrifugation

(2016) Claudia Backes et al.   ACS Nano

Supramolecular Approaches to Graphene: From Self-Assembly to Molecule-Assisted Liquid-Phase Exfoliation

(2016) Artur Ciesielski et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

New-Generation Graphene from Electrochemical Approaches: Production and Applications

(2016) Sheng Yang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Biomass derived solvents for the scalable production of single layered graphene from graphite

(2016) Mukesh Sharma et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Albumin (BSA) Adsorption over Graphene in Aqueous Environment: Influence of Orientation, Adsorption Protocol, and Solvent Treatment

(2016) J. G. Vilhena et al.   LANGMUIR

Electrolytic exfoliation of graphite in water with multifunctional electrolytes: en route towards high quality, oxide-free graphene flakes

(2016) J. M. Munuera et al.   Nanoscale

Complete wetting of graphene by biological lipids

(2016) Binquan Luan et al.   Nanoscale

Spectroscopic metrics allow in situ measurement of mean size and thickness of liquid-exfoliated few-layer graphene nanosheets

(2016) Claudia Backes et al.   Nanoscale

Comparison of liquid exfoliated transition metal dichalcogenides reveals MoSe2to be the most effective hydrogen evolution catalyst

(2016) Zahra Gholamvand et al.   Nanoscale

Facile synthesis of graphene using a biological method

(2016) Bipinchandra K. Salunke et al.   RSC Advances

Direct exfoliation of graphite into graphene in aqueous solutions of amphiphilic peptides

(2016) Meiwen Cao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Direct Fabrication of the Graphene-Based Composite for Cancer Phototherapy through Graphite Exfoliation with a Photosensitizer

(2015) Gang Liu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Achieving Extremely Concentrated Aqueous Dispersions of Graphene Flakes and Catalytically Efficient Graphene-Metal Nanoparticle Hybrids with Flavin Mononucleotide as a High-Performance Stabilizer

(2015) M. Ayán-Varela et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials

(2015) Hua Zhang   ACS Nano

Kitchen Chemistry 101: Multigram Production of High Quality Biographene in a Blender with Edible Proteins

(2015) Ajith Pattammattel et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

In Situ Production of Biofunctionalized Few-Layer Defect-Free Microsheets of Graphene

(2015) Alfredo M. Gravagnuolo et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Size-Dependent Optical Absorption of Layered MoS2and DNA Oligonucleotides Induced Dispersion Behavior for Label-Free Detection of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism

(2015) Bang Lin Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Graphene nanoribbons formed by a sonochemical graphene unzipping using flavin mononucleotide as a template

(2015) Woojin Yoon et al.   CARBON

High quality, low oxygen content and biocompatible graphene nanosheets obtained by anodic exfoliation of different graphite types

(2015) J.M. Munuera et al.   CARBON

Lignin-assisted direct exfoliation of graphite to graphene in aqueous media and its application in polymer composites

(2015) Wanshuang Liu et al.   CARBON

Urea-assisted aqueous exfoliation of graphite for obtaining high-quality graphene

(2015) Peng He et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

The graphene/nucleic acid nanobiointerface

(2015) Longhua Tang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Multiple roles of graphene in heterogeneous catalysis

(2015) Xiaobin Fan et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Two-dimensional graphene analogues for biomedical applications

(2015) Yu Chen et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Phase engineering of transition metal dichalcogenides

(2015) Damien Voiry et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Recent advances in controlled synthesis of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides via vapour deposition techniques

(2015) Yumeng Shi et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Large-Scale Production of Size-Controlled MoS2 Nanosheets by Shear Exfoliation

(2015) Eswaraiah Varrla et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Self-assembly of amphiphilic peptides: Effects of the single-chain-to-gemini structural transition and the side chain groups

(2015) Meiwen Cao et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS

Potential Application and Molecular Mechanisms of Soy Protein on the Enhancement of Graphite Nanoplatelet Dispersion

(2015) Yead Jewel et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Understanding the Stabilization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene in Ionic Surfactant Aqueous Solutions: Large-Scale Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulation-Assisted DLVO Theory

(2015) Chih-Jen Shih et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Fabrication of High-Concentration Aqueous Graphene Suspensions Dispersed by Sodium Lignosulfonate and Its Mechanism

(2015) Hongming Lou et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Protein Induces Layer-by-Layer Exfoliation of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

(2015) Guijian Guan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Graphene-like BN/gelatin nanobiocomposites for gas barrier applications

(2015) J. Biscarat et al.   Nanoscale

Ionic liquid-assisted exfoliation and dispersion: stripping graphene and its two-dimensional layered inorganic counterparts of their inhibitions

(2015) Sudhir Ravula et al.   Nanoscale

From graphene oxide to pristine graphene: revealing the inner workings of the full structural restoration

(2015) Rubén Rozada et al.   Nanoscale

Recent developments in 2D layered inorganic nanomaterials for sensing

(2015) Padmanathan Karthick Kannan et al.   Nanoscale

Facile and green production of aqueous graphene dispersions for biomedical applications

(2015) Samad Ahadian et al.   Nanoscale

A one-step approach to the large-scale synthesis of functionalized MoS2 nanosheets by ionic liquid assisted grinding

(2015) Wentao Zhang et al.   Nanoscale

Lignin-assisted exfoliation of molybdenum disulfide in aqueous media and its application in lithium ion batteries

(2015) Wanshuang Liu et al.   Nanoscale

How to get between the sheets: a review of recent works on the electrochemical exfoliation of graphene materials from bulk graphite

(2015) A. M. Abdelkader et al.   Nanoscale

Science and technology roadmap for graphene, related two-dimensional crystals, and hybrid systems

(2015) Andrea C. Ferrari et al.   Nanoscale

Metallic 1T phase MoS2 nanosheets as supercapacitor electrode materials

(2015) Muharrem Acerce et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

High-Concentration Aqueous Dispersions of Nanoscale 2D Materials Using Nonionic, Biocompatible Block Copolymers

(2015) Nikhita D. Mansukhani et al.   Small

Production of Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials via Liquid-Based Direct Exfoliation

(2015) Liyong Niu et al.   Small

Boron nitride colloidal solutions, ultralight aerogels and freestanding membranes through one-step exfoliation and functionalization

(2015) Weiwei Lei et al.   Nature Communications

Electrochemical exfoliation of graphite for producing graphene using saccharin

(2015) Punith Kumar M. K. et al.   RSC Advances

Polysaccharide-assisted rapid exfoliation of graphite platelets into high quality water-dispersible graphene sheets

(2015) Ilke Uysal Unalan et al.   RSC Advances

The role of basic residues in the adsorption of blood proteins onto the graphene surface

(2015) Zonglin Gu et al.   Scientific Reports

Anomalous nano-barrier effects of ultrathin molybdenum disulfide nanosheets for improving the flame retardance of polymer nanocomposites

(2015) Dong Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

What makes a good graphene-binding peptide? Adsorption of amino acids and peptides at aqueous graphene interfaces

(2015) Zak E. Hughes et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Liposome-induced exfoliation of graphite to few-layer graphene dispersion with antibacterial activity

(2015) R. Zappacosta et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Nanocellulose as green dispersant for two-dimensional energy materials

(2015) Yuanyuan Li et al.   Nano Energy

Kitchen-Inspired Nanochemistry: Dispersion, Exfoliation, and Hybridization of Functional MoS2Nanosheets Using Culinary Hydrocolloids

(2015) Sudhir Ravula et al.   ChemNanoMat

Double-Stranded DNA-Graphene Hybrid: Preparation and Anti-Proliferative Activity

(2014) Dickson Joseph et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Chemically Exfoliated MoS2 Nanosheets as an Efficient Catalyst for Reduction Reactions in the Aqueous Phase

(2014) Laura Guardia et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Rationally Designed Surfactants for Few-Layered Graphene Exfoliation: Ionic Groups Attached to Electron-Deficient π-Conjugated Unit through Alkyl Spacers

(2014) Lu Zhang et al.   ACS Nano

High-Throughput Synthesis of Single-Layer MoS2 Nanosheets as a Near-Infrared Photothermal-Triggered Drug Delivery for Effective Cancer Therapy

(2014) Wenyan Yin et al.   ACS Nano

High-concentration aqueous dispersions of graphene produced by exfoliation of graphite using cellulose nanocrystals

(2014) Pedro M. Carrasco et al.   CARBON

Carbocatalysis by Graphene-Based Materials

(2014) Sergio Navalon et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Highly active hydrogen evolution catalysis from metallic WS2 nanosheets

(2014) Mark A. Lukowski et al.   Energy & Environmental Science

Gelatin carriers for drug and cell delivery in tissue engineering

(2014) Marco Santoro et al.   JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE

Production of Water-Soluble Few-Layer Graphene Mesosheets by Dry Milling with Hydrophobic Drug

(2014) Noelia Rubio et al.   LANGMUIR

WS2 nanosheet as a new photosensitizer carrier for combined photodynamic and photothermal therapy of cancer cells

(2014) Yuan Yong et al.   Nanoscale

Efficient simulations of the aqueous bio-interface of graphitic nanostructures with a polarisable model

(2014) Zak E. Hughes et al.   Nanoscale

Scalable production of large quantities of defect-free few-layer graphene by shear exfoliation in liquids

(2014) Keith R. Paton et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Electronics based on two-dimensional materials

(2014) Gianluca Fiori et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Two-dimensional material nanophotonics

(2014) Fengnian Xia et al.   Nature Photonics

Graphene and Graphene-like Layered Transition Metal Dichalcogenides in Energy Conversion and Storage

(2014) Hua Wang et al.   Small

Edge and confinement effects allow in situ measurement of size and thickness of liquid-exfoliated nanosheets

(2014) Claudia Backes et al.   Nature Communications

Production of aqueous dispersions of inorganic graphene analogues by exfoliation and stabilization with non-ionic surfactants

(2014) Laura Guardia et al.   RSC Advances

Review of Chemical Vapor Deposition of Graphene and Related Applications

(2013) Yi Zhang et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Near-Infrared Absorbing Polymeric Nanoparticles as a Versatile Drug Carrier for Cancer Combination Therapy

(2013) Hua Gong et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Control of the Graphene–Protein Interface Is Required To Preserve Adsorbed Protein Function

(2013) Thomas Alava et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Chemically Exfoliated MoS2as Near-Infrared Photothermal Agents

(2013) Stanley S. Chou et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Identifying efficient natural bioreductants for the preparation of graphene and graphene-metal nanoparticle hybrids with enhanced catalytic activity from graphite oxide

(2013) M.J. Fernández-Merino et al.   CARBON

Pyrene-conjugated hyaluronan facilitated exfoliation and stabilisation of low dimensional nanomaterials in water

(2013) Fei Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Graphene: Promises, Facts, Opportunities, and Challenges in Nanomedicine

(2013) Hong Ying Mao et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Graphene-Like Two-Dimensional Materials

(2013) Mingsheng Xu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Grapheneviasonication assisted liquid-phase exfoliation

(2013) Artur Ciesielski et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Dispersion of Graphene Sheets in Aqueous Solution by Oligodeoxynucleotides

(2013) Li-Jun Liang et al.   CHEMPHYSCHEM

Liquid-exfoliated MoS2 by chitosan and enhanced mechanical and thermal properties of chitosan/MoS2 composites

(2013) Xiaming Feng et al.   COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Favorable adsorption of capped amino acids on graphene substrate driven by desolvation effect

(2013) N. Dragneva et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Lipid Enhanced Exfoliation for Production of Graphene Nanosheets

(2013) Martin Pykal et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution Catalysis from Chemically Exfoliated Metallic MoS2 Nanosheets

(2013) Mark A. Lukowski et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Production and processing of graphene and 2d crystals

(2013) Francesco Bonaccorso et al.   Materials Today

Enzyme-directed pH-responsive exfoliation and dispersion of graphene and its decoration by gold nanoparticles for use as a hybrid catalyst

(2013) Konggang Qu et al.   Nano Research

The chemistry of two-dimensional layered transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets

(2013) Manish Chhowalla et al.   Nature Chemistry

Glycidyl methacrylate-modified gum arabic mediated graphene exfoliation and its use for enhancing mechanical performance of hydrogel

(2013) Jinchen Fan et al.   POLYMER

Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials

(2013) V. Nicolosi et al.   SCIENCE

A direct route towards preparing pH-sensitive graphene nanosheets with anti-cancer activity

(2013) Dickson Joseph et al.   RSC Advances

High yield production and purification of few layer graphene by Gum Arabic assisted physical sonication

(2013) Victor Chabot et al.   Scientific Reports

Dispersions of Non-Covalently Functionalized Graphene with Minimal Stabilizer

(2012) Dorsa Parviz et al.   ACS Nano

Graphene Oxide as an Optical Biosensing Platform

(2012) Eden Morales-Narváez et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Facile Method for Stiff, Tough, and Strong Nanocomposites by Direct Exfoliation of Multilayered Graphene into Native Nanocellulose Matrix

(2012) Jani-Markus Malho et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Environmental Conditions Modulate the Switch among Different States of the Hydrophobin Vmh2 from Pleurotus ostreatus

(2012) Sara Longobardi et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Graphene Oxide: Preparation, Functionalization, and Electrochemical Applications

(2012) Da Chen et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Highly Concentrated Aqueous Dispersions of Graphene Exfoliated by Sodium Taurodeoxycholate: Dispersion Behavior and Potential Application as a Catalyst Support for the Oxygen-Reduction Reaction

(2012) Zhenyu Sun et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Gelatin-assisted fabrication of water-dispersible graphene and its inorganic analogues

(2012) Yu Ge et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Gum arabic assisted exfoliation and fabrication of Ag–graphene-based hybrids

(2012) Jinchen Fan et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Highly Concentrated Aqueous Suspensions of Graphene through Ultrasonic Exfoliation with Continuous Surfactant Addition

(2012) Shannon M. Notley   LANGMUIR

Graphene Sheets Stabilized on Genetically Engineered M13 Viral Templates as Conducting Frameworks for Hybrid Energy-Storage Materials

(2012) Dahyun Oh et al.   Small

Role of deoxy group on the high concentration of graphene in surfactant/water media

(2012) Parameshwari Ramalingam et al.   RSC Advances

Theoretical understanding of single-stranded DNA assisted dispersion of graphene

(2012) Arun K. Manna et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Photothermally Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy Delivered by Nano-Graphene Oxide

(2011) Bo Tian et al.   ACS Nano

Large-Scale Exfoliation of Inorganic Layered Compounds in Aqueous Surfactant Solutions

(2011) Ronan J. Smith et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Genetic Engineering of Biomimetic Nanocomposites: Diblock Proteins, Graphene, and Nanofibrillated Cellulose

(2011) Päivi Laaksonen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Biological and chemical sensors based on graphene materials

(2011) Yuxin Liu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

High-Concentration Aqueous Dispersions of Graphene Using Nonionic, Biocompatible Block Copolymers

(2011) Jung-Woo T. Seo et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Molecular Insights into the Surface Morphology, Layering Structure, and Aggregation Kinetics of Surfactant-Stabilized Graphene Dispersions

(2011) Shangchao Lin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Two-Dimensional Nanosheets Produced by Liquid Exfoliation of Layered Materials

(2011) J. N. Coleman et al.   SCIENCE

Transparent and Conducting Graphene-RNA-Based Nanocomposites

(2011) Faranak Sharifi et al.   Small

Experimental evidence on medium driven cellulose surface adaptation demonstrated using nanofibrillated cellulose

(2011) Leena-Sisko Johansson et al.   Soft Matter

Diameter-based separation of single-walled carbon nanotubes through selective extraction with dipyrene nanotweezers

(2011) A. F. M. Mustafizur Rahman et al.   Chemical Science

High-Concentration, Surfactant-Stabilized Graphene Dispersions

(2010) Mustafa Lotya et al.   ACS Nano

Interfacial Engineering by Proteins: Exfoliation and Functionalization of Graphene by Hydrophobins

(2010) Päivi Laaksonen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

High-throughput production of pristine graphene in an aqueous dispersion assisted by non-ionic surfactants

(2010) L. Guardia et al.   CARBON

DNA mediated water-dispersible graphene fabrication and gold nanoparticle-graphene hybrid

(2010) Fei Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

The importance of repulsive potential barriers for the dispersion of graphene using surfactants

(2010) Ronan J Smith et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS

The effect of the degree of deacetylation of chitosan on its dispersion of carbon nanotubes

(2009) Chularat Iamsamai et al.   CARBON

Functional Nucleic Acid Sensors

(2009) Juewen Liu et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

The chemistry of graphene oxide

(2009) Daniel R. Dreyer et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Liquid Phase Production of Graphene by Exfoliation of Graphite in Surfactant/Water Solutions

(2009) Mustafa Lotya et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Measurement of Multicomponent Solubility Parameters for Graphene Facilitates Solvent Discovery

(2009) Yenny Hernandez et al.   LANGMUIR

Solution Phase Production of Graphene with Controlled Thickness via Density Differentiation

(2009) Alexander A. Green et al.   NANO LETTERS

Flexible, Transparent, Conducting Films of Randomly Stacked Graphene from Surfactant-Stabilized, Oxide-Free Graphene Dispersions

(2009) Sukanta De et al.   Small

Aqueous-phase exfoliation of graphite in the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone for the production of water-soluble graphenes

(2009) Athanasios B. Bourlinos et al.   SOLID STATE COMMUNICATIONS

Individually Dispersing Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Novel Neutral pH Water-Soluble Chitosan Derivatives

(2008) Liang Yu Yan et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Selection of carbon nanotubes with specific chiralities using helical assemblies of flavin mononucleotide

(2008) Sang-Yong Ju et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

High-yield production of graphene by liquid-phase exfoliation of graphite

(2008) Yenny Hernandez et al.   Nature Nanotechnology