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At the nanoscale, carbon forms different allotropes, which include graphene, carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, and nanodiamonds where each of them exerts inherent unique properties. The antimicrobial effect of carbon NMs such as graphene, graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, and carbon nanotubes depends on the level of cell wall disruption and amount of ROS induced in the microbial cells (Liu et al., 2011). Carbon materials hold the advantages of commercial viability and environmental safety in comparison to conventional NPs such as silver and other metal NPs.