Degradation of Structurally Defined Graphene Nanoribbons by Myeloperoxidase and the Photo-Fenton Reaction |
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| Authors: | Xiangfeng Luan Dr. Cristina Martín Pengfei Zhang Qian Li Dr. Isabella Anna Vacchi Prof. Lucia Gemma Delogu Prof. Yiyong Mai Dr. Alberto Bianco |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Thermal Ageing, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240 China;2. CNRS, Immunology, Immunopathology and Therapeutic Chemistry, UPR 3572, University of Strasbourg, ISIS, 67000 Strasbourg, France;3. Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padua, 35121 Padova, Italy |
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| Abstract: | As an emerging member of the graphene family, structurally defined graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) have shown promising applications in various fields. The evaluation of the degradability of GNRs is particularly important for assessing the persistence level and risk of these materials in living organisms and the environment. However, there is a void in the study of the degradation of GNRs. Here, we report the degradation behavior of GNRs in the presence of human myeloperoxidase (hMPO) or treated with the photo-Fenton (PF) reaction. With the assistance of potassium hydroxide or imidazole, which facilitates the dispersion of GNRs in the aqueous solution, GNRs underwent only partial degradation after 25-hour incubation with hMPO, while, the PF reaction degraded GNRs almost completely after 120 hours. These results indicate that structurally precise GNRs can be efficiently degraded under suitable conditions, providing more opportunities for future applications in different fields. |
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| Keywords: | biodegradability carbon materials hydroxyl radicals peroxidases photo-Fenton reaction |
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