Fullerene-Based Modifier

Abstract

Fullerene molecules are composed entirely of carbon, in the form of a hollow sphere, ellipsoid, or tube. Fullerenes in the cylindrical form are called carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or buckytubes and fullerenes in the spherical form are referred to as buckyballs. Fullerenes have attracted considerable attention in different fields of science since. Their unique carbon cage structure coupled with immense scope for derivatization makes them a potential therapeutic agent. The fullerenes can be utilized in organic photovoltaic (OPV), portable power, medical purpose, antioxidants, and biopharmaceuticals and dentistry. Recently, fullerene-C60 contributed greatly to the field of biosensing and bio-nanotechnology. Fullerene allows its wide use for designing the highly sensitive chemical/biosensors. Fullerene is not dangerous to biological systems. Fullerene, as the first symmetric nanostructure in the carbon nanomaterials family, opened up new perspectives in nanomaterials field leading to discovery and research on other symmetric carbon nanomaterials.