Fullerenes: historical background, novel biological activities versus possible health risks

C Pesado-Gómez, JS Serrano-García… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
C 60 fullerene is an allotropic molecule made up of sixty carbon atoms, which adopts a
quasi-spherical geometry with twenty hexagonal faces and twelve pentagonal faces. This …

Fullerene derivatives for drug delivery against COVID-19: a molecular dynamics investigation of dendro [60] fullerene as nanocarrier of Molnupiravir

GI Giannopoulos - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this paper, a theoretical investigation is made regarding the possibility of using a water-
soluble derivative of C60 as a drug delivery agent for treating Coronavirus disease 2019 …

Fullerenes against COVID-19: Repurposing C60 and C70 to Clog the Active Site of SARS-CoV-2 Protease

TD Marforio, EJ Mattioli, F Zerbetto, M Calvaresi - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The persistency of COVID-19 in the world and the continuous rise of its variants demand
new treatments to complement vaccines. Computational chemistry can assist in the …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoscale technologies in the fight against COVID-19: From innovative nanomaterials to computer-aided discovery of potential antiviral plant-derived drugs

N Iraci, C Corsaro, SV Giofrè, G Neri, AM Mezzasalma… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The last few years have increasingly emphasized the need to develop new active antiviral
products obtained from artificial synthesis processes using nanomaterials, but also derived …

Hybrid Steroid‐[60] Fullerene as n‐Type Material for Organic Photovoltaics

R Lemos, Y Perez‐Badell, O Ortiz… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Fullerene derivatives have been used as electron acceptor and transport materials in
organic photovoltaics as well as in perovskite solar cells. Among them,[6, 6]‐phenyl‐C61 …

Photoswitchable Phosphonate–Fullerene Hybrids with Cholinesterase Activity

I Kolesnikov, D Mamonova, D Pankin… - Photochemistry and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Modern progress in photopharmocology calls for new generation of compounds joining
bioactivity, photoswitchable properties and high selectivity of response to light wavelength …

Synthesis of [60] Fullerene Hybrids Endowed with Steroids and Monosaccharides: Theoretical Underpinning as Promising anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 Agents

R Lemos, K Makowski, L Almagro… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclopropanation reactions between C60 and different malonates decorated with
monosaccharides and steroids using the Bingel‐Hirsch methodology have allowed the …

Morphological behavior of fullerene‐steroid hybrid derivatives

R Lemos, F Ortiz, L Almagro… - Surface and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Over the years, fullerene has been covalently linked to other polar structures, increasing its
aqueous solubility, thereby improving its potential use for biological and biomedical …

Hybrid Steroid‐[60] Fullerene as n‐Type Material for Organic Photovoltaics

R Lemos García, Y Perez Badell, O Ortiz, L Almagro… - 2023 - docta.ucm.es
Fullerene derivatives have been used as electron acceptor and transport materials in
organic photovoltaics as well as in perovskite solar cells. Among them,[6, 6]-phenyl-C61 …

Steroid-fullerene hybrids: a review

M Ibrahim-Ouali, F Dumur - ARKIVOC-Online Journal of Organic …, 2022 - hal.science
Among carbon-based materials, fullerenes have emerged as very fascinating nanocarbons
on account of the interesting properties and applications of some of their derivatives in …