The potential environmental impact of engineered nanomaterials

VL Colvin - Nature biotechnology, 2003 - nature.com
With the increased presence of nanomaterials in commercial products, a growing public
debate is emerging on whether the environmental and social costs of nanotechnology …

Aggregation and deposition of engineered nanomaterials in aquatic environments: role of physicochemical interactions

AR Petosa, DP Jaisi, IR Quevedo… - … science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
The ever-increasing use of engineered nanomaterials will lead to heightened levels of these
materials in the environment. The present review aims to provide a comprehensive overview …

Recent progress in polymer solar cells: manipulation of polymer: fullerene morphology and the formation of efficient inverted polymer solar cells

LM Chen, Z Hong, G Li, Y Yang - Advanced materials, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer morphology has proven to be extremely important in determining the optoelectronic
properties in polymer‐based devices. The understanding and manipulation of polymer …

Tuning the Intermolecular Electron Transfer of Low-Dimensional and Metal-Free BCN/C60 Electrocatalysts via Interfacial Defects for Efficient Hydrogen and Oxygen …

MA Ahsan, T He, K Eid, AM Abdullah… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The development of low-dimensional (LD) supramolecular materials with multifunctional
electrocatalytic properties has sparked the attention of the catalysis community. Herein, we …

Aggregation and Deposition Kinetics of Fullerene (C60) Nanoparticles

KL Chen, M Elimelech - Langmuir, 2006 - ACS Publications
The aggregation and deposition kinetics of fullerene C60 nanoparticles have been
investigated over a wide range of monovalent and divalent electrolyte concentrations by …

C60 in Water:  Nanocrystal Formation and Microbial Response

JD Fortner, DY Lyon, CM Sayes, AM Boyd… - … science & technology, 2005 - ACS Publications
Upon contact with water, under a variety of conditions, C60 spontaneously forms a stable
aggregate with nanoscale dimensions (d= 25− 500 nm), termed here “nano-C60”. The color …

Unusually tight aggregation in detonation nanodiamond: identification and disintegration

A Krüger, F Kataoka, MAA Ozawa, T Fu**o, Y Suzuki… - Carbon, 2005 - Elsevier
A remarkable observation that detonation of oxygen-deficient explosives in an inert medium
produces ultra-fine diamond particles having diameters of 4–5 nm was made four decades …

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 …

Enhancing thermoelectric properties of organic composites through hierarchical nanostructures

K Zhang, Y Zhang, S Wang - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
Organic thermoelectric (TE) materials are very attractive due to easy processing, material
abundance and environmentally-benign characteristics, but their potential is significantly …

Characterisation and determination of fullerenes: a critical review

A Astefanei, O Núñez, MT Galceran - Analytica chimica acta, 2015 - Elsevier
A prominent sector of nanotechnology is occupied by a class of carbon-based nanoparticles
known as fullerenes. Fullerene particle size and shape impact in how easily these particles …