Composite material of polyacrylonitrile and graphene nanoplatelets, obtainment method and use as a substrate for in vitro cultures of cancer cells

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composite material in the form of a membrane which consists of a biocompatible polyacrylonitrile polymer and a plurality of graphene nanoplatelets, wherein said graphene nanoplatelets are randomly distributed over the polyacrylonitrile forming clusters. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the method of obtaining said composite material and to the use thereof as a substrate or scaffold for in vitro cultures of cancer cells.

La presente invención se refiere a un material compuesto en forma de membrana que consiste en un polímero biocompatible de poliacrilonitrilo y una pluralidad de nanoplaquetas de grafeno, donde dichas nanoplaquetas de grafeno están distribuidas de forma aleatoria sobre el poliacrilonitrilo formando agrupaciones. Además, la presente invención se refiere a su procedimiento de obtención y a su uso como sustrato o andamiaje de cultivos in vitro de células cancerosas.