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Abstract
The scientific research on graphene, a monolayer honeycomb lattice made of carbon atoms which was initially isolated in 2004, has grown exponentially in the last decade. The increasing amount of research funding directed to basic science studies on such revolutionary material promises to boost the scientific discoveries and technological developments in such field in an unprecedented way. Because its unique mechanical, optical, thermal, electronic and magnetic properties, graphene research is expected to foster new technological developments with significant applications to neurotherapeutics in several different fields in the near future. However, before the advances on graphene research may reach the clinical practice, future studies on the biocompatibility, neurotoxicity as well as long-term effects of distinct graphene forms (as well as graphene’s derivatives) upon different biological tissues are still required.
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