In this review we report the aspects of medicinal applications of fullerenes. Keywords: fullerenes, antioxidants, photosensitizer, drug delivery, diagnostic. An important area of research in modern material nanoscience concerns carbon-based materials, among which fullerenes take …

6 天之前 · Fullerenes have potential applications in nuclear medicine and can be used as an alternative to chelating substances that prevent toxic metal ions from directly binding to serum elements. This could boost the effectiveness of radiotherapy treatments while minimizing negative side effects due to fullerenes' resistance to biochemical decay inside ...

Fullerenes and related carbon based derivatives have shown a growing relevance in biology and medicine, mainly due to the unique electronic and structural properties that make them excellent candidates for multiple functionalization. This review focuses on the most recent developments of fullerene derivatives for different biological applications.

The fullerene family, and especially C60, has appealing photo, electrochemical and physical properties, which can be exploited in various medical fields. Fullerene is able to fit inside the hydrophobic cavity of HIV proteases, inhibiting the access of …

Fullerenes and related carbon based derivatives have shown a growing relevance in biology and medicine, mainly due to the unique electronic and structural properties that make them excellent candidates for multiple functionalization. This review focuses on the most recent developments of fullerene derivatives for different biological applications.

Fullerenes take an important place in the development of nanobiotechnology and nanomedicine-related products. Studies on the biological properties of fullerene C (60) and its derivatives started a decade ago as curiosity-driven studies and are now flourishing as …

2019年7月5日 · Fullerenes are amazing antioxidants and radical scavengers; they have anti-inflammatory abilities due to which they can easily neutralize free radicals before the toxins cause any harm inside the body.

2024年9月5日 · Fullerenes in Medicine: Potential roles in photodynamic therapy, gene therapy, and enhancing imaging precision. Fullerenes Drug Delivery: Uses hollow structure for encapsulating drugs, improving targeting, and reducing side effects.

2024年1月16日 · The use of carbon nanomaterials including fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, carbon nano-onions, carbon dots and carbon quantum dots for environmental applications has increased substantially. These nanoparticles are now used in the development of sensors and switches, in agriculture as smart fertilizers and in the biomedical realm for cancer therapy intervention, as antioxidants, in gene delivery ...

2016年11月29日 · Fullerenes are nanomolecular carbon cages that can serve as platforms for the delivery of drugs and imaging agents. There are several functional modes in which fullerenes can act as drug delivery nanomaterials. Fullerenes can have a direct bioactivity such as antioxidant activity when surface functionalized.