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FROM THE CLINICAL EDITOR Exposure to graphene oxide may pose toxic effects to health, as suggested in animal studies.
In striking contrast, graphene oxide is non-toxic for “bulk” cancer cells (non-stem) and normal fibroblasts.
Besides, graphene oxide has a negative effect on the biological treatment.
It is possible that graphene oxide can cause multigenerational harmful effects.
HIGHLIGHTSReduced Graphene Oxide & Graphene Oxide can cause potential environmental hazards. Mechanism of ocular toxicity of the materials is complex but not to be identified. Short‐term exposure tests indicate: Graphene Oxide has apparent ocular toxicity.
In summary, graphene oxide is dose-dependently cytotoxic to cultured RPMI 8226 cells, and its toxicity is closely associated with increased oxidative stress.
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Xiaoqing Guo, Nan Mei 
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Graphene, graphene oxide, and reduced graphene oxide elicit toxic effects both in vitro and in vivo, whereas surface modifications can significantly reduce their toxic interactions with living systems.
Importantly, similar to previously reported graphene inhalation data, this short-term nose-only inhalation study found only minimal or unnoticeable graphene oxide toxicity in the lungs and other organs.
Graphene oxide shows stress-induced toxicity properties in vivo under different pathophysiological conditions.
The high cytocompatibility of graphene oxide has confirmed its low toxicity and hence its excellent biocompatibility.

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