Toxic effects of graphene and related materials on bacteria

Abstract

Graphene and related materials (GRMs) have been reported to have extensive applications in many areas. The widespread use of GRMs makes them inevitably enter the environment through various links causing adverse effects on organisms. Bacteria were representatively used to review the toxicological effects of GRMs on biological organisms in this paper. We comprehensively summarize the recent researches about negative effects of GRMs on bacteria. This is conductive to the evaluation of the ecological risk assessment of GRMs.