Graphene because of its unique structure and excellent physical and chemical properties has became an advanced research hotspot in a broad range of areas. Graphene and its derivatives have broad potential applications in biomedical engineering and biotechnology. This article will summarize the latest research progress and application of grapheme in the field of biomedical research
including biosensing
disease diagnosis
drug and gene delivery
antibacterial and antiviral
bioimaging
photothermal and photodynamic therapy
tissue engineering. Finally
we summarize the biological safety and biodegradability of graphene
and discuss the outlook of graphene in the application of biomedical field.