Very interesting. I didn't know graphene oxide was in the vaccine. I know there has been interest in the use of graphene liquid crystal, their potential to align with a magnetic field. As well as liquid crystals in general.
Apparently when the flakes are manipulated in such a way, they take on their crystalline form, it's said these crystals can be used as some form of bio-sensor or drug delivery system. I don't know the science or the mechanism behind how these sensors would work. I do know of a machine that is said to diagnose disease using liquid crystal. Do you have any ideas what the graphene flakes could be useful for to these people?
Graphene doesn't form crystals (crystals are 3D regular arrays of molecules) but it can form tubes. One could theoretically then pack a tube full of something, like cream in a Twinkie, for drug delivery.
Graphene forms rubbery hexagonal cell-based sheets - not 3D crystal structures. The edges of the sheets are in effect sharp because they are extremely thin. One can lay down multiple layers, but they are not true crystals. Graphene by itself does not form crystals as we know them, it has to be layered somewhat mechanically to form 3D structures.
Conventional crystals are defined by having three dimensional structures that they by themselves form, whether by crystallization from solution or under high pressure as in geological formation. For instance, diamond is the crystal form of carbon but graphene is the sheet form and doesn't quite fit that.
Very interesting. I didn't know graphene oxide was in the vaccine. I know there has been interest in the use of graphene liquid crystal, their potential to align with a magnetic field. As well as liquid crystals in general.
Look at this video: https://youtu.be/JIvV1TGfQb8
Apparently when the flakes are manipulated in such a way, they take on their crystalline form, it's said these crystals can be used as some form of bio-sensor or drug delivery system. I don't know the science or the mechanism behind how these sensors would work. I do know of a machine that is said to diagnose disease using liquid crystal. Do you have any ideas what the graphene flakes could be useful for to these people?
Graphene doesn't form crystals (crystals are 3D regular arrays of molecules) but it can form tubes. One could theoretically then pack a tube full of something, like cream in a Twinkie, for drug delivery.
I don't think your definition is correct.
Graphene forms rubbery hexagonal cell-based sheets - not 3D crystal structures. The edges of the sheets are in effect sharp because they are extremely thin. One can lay down multiple layers, but they are not true crystals. Graphene by itself does not form crystals as we know them, it has to be layered somewhat mechanically to form 3D structures.
Conventional crystals are defined by having three dimensional structures that they by themselves form, whether by crystallization from solution or under high pressure as in geological formation. For instance, diamond is the crystal form of carbon but graphene is the sheet form and doesn't quite fit that.
https://www.britannica.com/science/graphene