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Unraveling the role of graphene oxide in cancer drug delivery

Subhadeep Das1,2* ,  Sudipta Mondal3 ,  Binayok Sharma4 ,  Rajashree Nayak5
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1 Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
2 Purdue University Institute for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
3 School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
4 Department of Animal Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
5 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Global Translational Medicine 2024, 3(3), 4602 https://doi.org/10.36922/gtm.4602
Submitted: 20 August 2024 | Accepted: 10 September 2024 | Published: 24 September 2024
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Abstract

The advancements in nanotechnology have opened up novel possibilities for drug delivery in cancer treatment. Among these, carbon-based nanomaterials have shown significant promise due to their capacity to carry multiple anticancer drugs. In particular, graphene oxide (GO) and its derivatives have been extensively studied and utilized as effective carriers for cancer drug delivery, due to their high drug-loading capability, large surface area, and ease of functionalization. This mini-review aims to provide recent evidence highlighting the important role of GO and its derivatives in cancer diagnosis and therapy.

Keywords
Graphene oxide
Reduced graphene oxide
Cancer drug delivery
Cancer treatment
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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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