On the interface between biomaterials and two-dimensional materials for biomedical applications

Two-dimensional (2D) materials have garnered significant attention due to their ultrathin 2D structures with a high degree of anisotropy and functionality. Reliable manipulation of interfaces between 2D materials and biomaterials is a new frontier for biomedical nanoscience and combining biomaterials with 2D materials offers a promising way to fabricate innovative 2D biomaterials composites with distinct func-tionality for biomedical applications. Here, we focus exclusively on a summary of the current work in the interface investigation of 2D biomaterials. Specifically, we highlight extraordinary features that make 2D materials so desirable, as well as the molecular level interactions between 2D materials and biomaterials that have been studied thus far. Furthermore, the approaches for investigating the interface characteristics of 2D biomaterials are presented and described in depth. To capture the emerging trend in mass man-ufacturing of 2D materials, we review the research progress on biomaterial-assisted exfoliation. Finally, we present a critical assessment of newly developed 2D biomaterials in biomedical applications. (c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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This article summarizes the current work in the interface investigation of 2D biomaterials, including the desirable features of 2D materials and the molecular level interactions between 2D materials and biomaterials. The methods for investigating the interface characteristics of 2D biomaterials and the research progress on biomaterial-assisted exfoliation are discussed. Finally, a critical assessment of the newly developed 2D biomaterials in biomedical applications is presented.