Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2022, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (4): 604-609.doi: 10.12307/2022.099

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Application of graphene-based nanomaterials in stem cells

Shen Jiahua, Fu Yong   

  1. Children’s Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, Zhejiang Province, China
  • Received:2020-06-20 Revised:2020-06-30 Accepted:2020-11-09 Online:2022-02-08 Published:2021-12-06
  • Contact: Fu Yong, MD, Chief physician, Children’s Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, Zhejiang Province, China
  • About author:Shen Jiahua, Master candidate, Children’s Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310052, Zhejiang Province, China

Abstract: BACKGROUND: As a kind of newly-developing nanomaterial, graphene has been used in many fields. Many recent studies have found that graphene-based nanomaterials can affect the biological behaviors of stem cells.
OBJECTIVE: To review the application and progress of graphene-based nanomaterials in stem cells.
METHODS: We searched the articles about the application of graphene-based nanomaterials in stem cells published in PubMed, Web of Science, and CNKI databases with the search terms “graphene, nanomaterials, stem cell” in English and Chinese. Finally, 57 articles met the criteria for review. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Graphene-based nanomaterials have good stability and corrosion resistance, high mechanical strength, good biocompatibility, which are accepted as one of the most promising nanomaterials in biomedicine. Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that can differentiate into various mature cells in human body, which have a broad application prospect in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and other fields. Many recent studies have applied graphene-based nanomaterials to stem cell research and found that they can affect the growth, proliferation, adhesion and differentiation of stem cells, and these nanomaterials may affect the biological behavior of stem cells by regulating the expression of related genes and various signaling pathways. However, graphene-based nanomaterials have biological toxicity, which restrict their application in biological aspects. Moreover, most researches only involved cellular level, and it needs further animal studies and in vivo experimental researches.

Key words: material, graphene, nanomaterials, stem cells, adhesion, proliferation, growth, differentiation, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, review

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