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Fullerenes: Bucky Balls in the Therapeutic Application
In 1985, when Kroto found the third allotropic structure of carbon after diamond and graphite. A study on fullerene C60 began, and it has shown an increasing significance in biological research. Fullerenes were d...
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Applications of Block Copolymers as Stimuli-Responsive Copolymers
Stimuli-responsive polymers (smart polymers) are macromolecules that change their physicochemical properties in response to specific triggers from the external environment (e.g., heat, light, electrical or mag...
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Carbon Nanohorns in Drug Delivery and Medical Applications
In 1999, Iijima discovered a new component named Carbon nanohorns (CNHs) or Single walled carbon nanohorns (SWCNHs) along with other carbon nanostructures such as carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, and graphene. CN...