Two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) for biomedical applications

• Published in: Chemical Society reviews Vol. 47; no. 14; pp. 519 - 5124
• Main Authors: Huang, Kai, Li, Zhongjun, Lin, Jing, Han, Gang, Huang, Peng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 17.07.2018
• Subjects: Antibacterial materials; Biomedical materials; Biosensors; carbides; Carbon nitride; Magnetic properties; magnetism; Medical imaging; Metal carbides; MXenes; Nitrides; Optical properties; Physiochemistry; precision medicine; transition elements; Transition metals

Two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides known as MXenes, with a general formula of M n +1 X n ( n = 1-3), integrate the advantages of metallic conductive transition metals with large groups of carbides, nitrides, or carbonitrides. They have led to a burgeoning research interest in bio...