Nanocarbons for biology and medicine: sensing, imaging, and drug delivery

N Panwar, AM Soehartono, KK Chan, S Zeng… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nanocarbons with different dimensions (eg, 0D fullerenes and carbon nanodots, 1D carbon
nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons, 2D graphene and graphene oxides, and 3D …

[HTML][HTML] Fullerene: biomedical engineers get to revisit an old friend

S Goodarzi, T Da Ros, J Conde, F Sefat, M Mozafari - Materials Today, 2017 - Elsevier
In 1985, the serendipitous discovery of fullerene triggered the research of carbon structures
into the world of symmetric nanomaterials. Consequently, Robert F. Curl, Harold W. Kroto …

Carbon‐based nanomaterials for cancer therapy via targeting tumor microenvironment

J Saleem, L Wang, C Chen - Advanced healthcare materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer remains one of the major health problems all over the world and conventional
therapeutic approaches have failed to attain an effective cure. Tumor microenvironments …

Low-toxic and safe nanomaterials by surface-chemical design, carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, metallofullerenes, and graphenes

L Yan, F Zhao, S Li, Z Hu, Y Zhao - Nanoscale, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
The toxicity grade for a bulk material can be approximately determined by three factors
(chemical composition, dose, and exposure route). However, for a nanomaterial it depends …

The prolongation of the lifespan of rats by repeated oral administration of [60] fullerene

T Baati, F Bourasset, N Gharbi, L Njim, M Abderrabba… - Biomaterials, 2012 - Elsevier
Countless studies showed that [60] fullerene (C60) and derivatives could have many
potential biomedical applications. However, while several independent research groups …

Fullerenes for the treatment of cancer: an emerging tool

NB Fernandes, RUK Shenoy, MK Kajampady… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Cancer is a most common cause of mortality globally. Available medicines possess severe
side effects owing to their non-specific targeting. Hence, there is a need of an alternative in …

[HTML][HTML] Applications of functionalized fullerenes in tumor theranostics

Z Chen, L Ma, Y Liu, C Chen - Theranostics, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Functionalized fullerenes with specific physicochemical properties have been developed for
cancer diagnosis and therapy. Notably, metallofullerene is a new class of magnetic …

Protective effects of fullerenol C60 (OH) 24 against doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity and hepatotoxicity in rats with colorectal cancer

R Injac, M Perse, M Cerne, N Potocnik, N Radic… - Biomaterials, 2009 - Elsevier
The effects of fullerenol C60 (OH) 24 (Frl) at doses of 25, 50, and 100mg/kg/week (for a time-
span of 3 weeks) on heart and liver tissue after doxorubicin (Dox)-induced toxicity in rats …

Antitumor activity and potential mechanism of novel fullerene derivative nanoparticles

L Ye, L Kollie, X Liu, W Guo, X Ying, J Zhu, S Yang… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The development of novel nanoparticles as a new generation therapeutic drug platform is an
active field of chemistry and cancer research. In recent years, fullerene nanoparticles have …

Nanoparticle‐based manipulation of antigen‐presenting cells for cancer immunotherapy

RH Fang, AV Kroll, L Zhang - Small, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Immunotherapeutic approaches for treating cancer overall have been receiving a
considerable amount of interest due to the recent approval of several clinical formulations …