Functionalized fullerenes have shown interesting biomedical applications as potential
phototherapeutic agents. The hydrophobic carbon sphere of fullerene C 60 can be …

The alarming worldwide increase in antibiotic resistance amongst microbial pathogens
necessitates a search for new antimicrobial techniques, which will not be affected by, or …

One class of carbon nanomaterials is the closed cages known as fullerenes. The first
member to be discovered in 1985 was C60, called “buckminsterfullerene” as its cage …

The relentless advance of drug-resistance among pathogenic microbes, mandates a search
for alternative approaches that will not cause resistance. Photodynamic inactivation (PDI) …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is applied as a robust therapeutic option for tumor, which
exhibits some advantages of unique selectivity and irreversible damage to tumor cells …

Since the discovery of C60 fullerene in 1985, scientists have been searching for biomedical
applications of this most fascinating of molecules. The unique photophysical and …

Carbon nanomaterials (CNM) have gained great interest in the scientific community and
motivated multiple studies in the biomedical field thanks to their unique properties. The …

Background: Antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation with fullerenes bearing cationic
charges may overcome resistant microbes. Methods & results: We synthesized C60 …

Antimicrobial photodynamic inactivation (aPDI) is a newly emerged treatment approach that
can effectively address the issue of multidrug resistance resulting from the overuse of …

Functionalized fullerenes are gaining wide interest for mediating photodynamic therapy
(PDT) of diseases such as cancers and infections. We recently reported the synthesis of two …