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.