A study on the feasibility of culturing HMC3 cells using graphene and graphene oxide

This publication presents the effects of graphene (G) and graphene oxide (GO) nanostructures on the morphology and viability of HMC3 microglial cells. Structural analyses were performed on G and GO layers deposited on a polished silicon wafer, including scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), as well as terahertz (THz) spectroscopy. The publication primary objective was to investigate the interaction between selected G and GO nanostructure substrates and HMC3 cells. Studies showed that the viability of HMC3 cells cultured on GO increased, respectively, possibly due to changes in surface morphology. These results may lay the groundwork for new regenerative medicine therapies and cell culture platforms.