Biocompatible N-acetyl cysteine reduces graphene oxide and persists at the surface as a green radical scavenger
2019
Palmieri, Valentina | Dalchiele, Enrique A. | Perini, Giordano | Motta, Alessandro | De Spirito, Marco | Zanoni, Robertino | Marrani, Andrea Giacomo | Papi, Massimiliano
We demonstrate that N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) reduces graphene oxide (GO) at room temperature. This represents a new green method to produce reduced GO (rGO). NAC adheres to the rGO surface as demonstrated by several spectroscopy techniques and avoids GO-mediated oxidation of glutathione. This method offers new opportunities for the production of green biocompatible rGO and NAC-based therapies.
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