In 2010 two scientists from the University of Manchester discovered a new allotropic form of carbon, I mean Graphene, this is a laminar series of carbon atoms, which have the thickness of a single carbon atom.
In recent years a series of applications that could facilitate life as we know it have been discovered, since it has utilities in areas such as medicine, electricity, military, environmental, food and technology.
The applications that are the most useful and eye-catching of this material are mainly in the field of medicine and the environment, in the first one it has been demonstrated that if the size of the pores present in graphene sheets is regulated, it can be created a kind of filter which can classify the DNA molecules by size, this is an incredible help. This is an incredible help for the researchers since it allows them to sequence the DNA at a much lower cost than the current techniques, which could allow a greater access to such medical analyzes in the population, as well as the effectiveness of this method is much higher than the current one, will allow to understand and study better genetic diseases, cancer and the human immune system. On the other hand it can be used in less invasive prostheses with the body since being carbon is completely incompatible, in addition its high electrical conductivity can be used in nerve tissues, spinal cord and to recover lost muscle functions.
In another area, graphene can be a very useful tool to combat pollutants mainly in water, but this time in its oxide form, graphene oxide, since it has been shown that nano sheets of this material allow only the passage of molecules of water and retaining other agents, this process will be very useful to desalinate seawater to make it drinkable, basically consists of a graphene membrane which acts as a sieve, as it allows to sift nano particles, as well as larger particles present in the sea water.
Today, work and applications are focused on the subject of chemistry, mainly in the form of synthesizing at low cost, and in this case the only disadvantage is that of this structure.
In recent years a series of applications that could facilitate life as we know it have been discovered, since it has utilities in areas such as medicine, electricity, military, environmental, food and technology.
The applications that are the most useful and eye-catching of this material are mainly in the field of medicine and the environment, in the first one it has been demonstrated that if the size of the pores present in graphene sheets is regulated, it can be created a kind of filter which can classify the DNA molecules by size, this is an incredible help. This is an incredible help for the researchers since it allows them to sequence the DNA at a much lower cost than the current techniques, which could allow a greater access to such medical analyzes in the population, as well as the effectiveness of this method is much higher than the current one, will allow to understand and study better genetic diseases, cancer and the human immune system. On the other hand it can be used in less invasive prostheses with the body since being carbon is completely incompatible, in addition its high electrical conductivity can be used in nerve tissues, spinal cord and to recover lost muscle functions.
In another area, graphene can be a very useful tool to combat pollutants mainly in water, but this time in its oxide form, graphene oxide, since it has been shown that nano sheets of this material allow only the passage of molecules of water and retaining other agents, this process will be very useful to desalinate seawater to make it drinkable, basically consists of a graphene membrane which acts as a sieve, as it allows to sift nano particles, as well as larger particles present in the sea water.
Today, work and applications are focused on the subject of chemistry, mainly in the form of synthesizing at low cost, and in this case the only disadvantage is that of this structure.
Graphene is amazing.
ReplyDeletethe only problem with graphene is the production cost
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