Hometronics – accessible production of graphene suspensions for health sensing applications using only household items

Nanoscience at times can seem out of reach to the developing world and the general public, with much of the equipment expensive and knowledge seemingly esoteric to nonexperts. Using only cheap, everyday household items, accessible research with real applications can be shown. Here, graphene suspensi...

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Published in:	NPJ 2D materials and applications Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 28 - 5
Main Authors:	Aljarid, Adel K. A., Winder, Jasper, Wei, Cencen, Venkatraman, Arvind, Tomes, Oliver, Soul, Aaron, Papageorgiou, Dimitrios G., Möbius, Matthias E., Boland, Conor S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Nature Publishing Group UK 30-03-2024 Nature Publishing Group Nature Portfolio
Subjects:	639/301/923/1027 639/925/918/1055 Accessibility Adhesives Brief Communication Chemistry and Materials Science Coffee Drinking water Graphene Graphite Households Hydrogels Kitchen appliances Materials Science Nanocomposites Nanotechnology Polyvinyl alcohol Shear strain Small kitchen appliances Spectrum analysis Surfaces and Interfaces Thin Films
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Summary:	Nanoscience at times can seem out of reach to the developing world and the general public, with much of the equipment expensive and knowledge seemingly esoteric to nonexperts. Using only cheap, everyday household items, accessible research with real applications can be shown. Here, graphene suspensions were produced using pencil lead, tap water, kitchen appliances, soaps and coffee filters, with a children’s glue-based graphene nanocomposite for highly sensitive pulse measurements demonstrated.
ISSN:	2397-7132 2397-7132
DOI:	10.1038/s41699-024-00467-8