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Open AccessAmino acid modified [70] fullerene derivatives with high radical scavenging activity as promising bodyguards for chemotherapy protection
Despite the great efforts for tumor therapy in the last decades, currently chemotherapy induced toxicity remains a formidable problem for cancer patients, and it usually prohibits the cancer therapy from succe...
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A highly efficient and tumor vascular-targeting therapeutic technique with size-expansible gadofullerene nanocrystals
It has long been a dream to achieve tumor targeting therapy that can efficiently reduce the toxicity and severe side effects of conventional antitumor chemotherapeutic agents. Taking advantage of the abnormali...
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Open AccessMultifunctional upconversion–nanoparticles–trismethylpyridylporphyrin–fullerene nanocomposite: a near-infrared light-triggered theranostic platform for imaging-guided photodynamic therapy
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an excellent therapeutic modality for various malignant and nonmalignant cancers. This approach utilizes reactive oxygen species generated through the reaction between photosensit...
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Open AccessTunable tribological properties in water-based lubrication of water-soluble fullerene derivatives via varying terminal groups
In this paper, three kinds of water-soluble fullerene derivatives were synthesized via electrophilic addition reaction and cycloaddition reaction, respectively. The chemical composition characterizations of th...
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Modification on the tribological properties of ceramics lubricated by water using fullerenol as a lubricating additive
It is necessary to modify the running-in process for the application of ceramics using water as a lubricant in real conditions because ceramics sliding in water are characterized by a running-in period with se...
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Investigation of Gd2@C90, Gd2C2@C92, and Gd2@C79N by Raman Spectroscopy
The structure and vibrational spectrum of Gd2 and Gd2C2 endofullerenes are studied through Raman spectroscopy and universal force field (UFF) calculations. Hindered rotations, shown by both theory and experiment,...
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A Novel Solution Processable Electron Acceptor, C60(CN)2, for Bulk Heterojunction Photovoltaic Applications
Photovoltaic devices based on soluble conjugated polymers have gained great interest in recent years because of the potential low cost of production and ease of fabrication. PCBM ([6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid me...