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What is the most stable type of fullerene?
What is the most stable type of fullerene?
- C70
- C90
- C60 (correct)
- C80
Which of the following accurately describes the structure of a fullerene?
Which of the following accurately describes the structure of a fullerene?
- Flat sheet of carbon atoms
- Hollow cylinder of carbon
- Hollow ball of carbon (correct)
- Solid cube of carbon
How do buckyballs improve medical imaging?
How do buckyballs improve medical imaging?
- By acting as a conductor for electricity
- By acting as a lubricant
- By enclosing potentially harmful metals (correct)
- By responding to body temperature changes
What is one potential medical application of buckyballs related to drug delivery?
What is one potential medical application of buckyballs related to drug delivery?
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Which of the following statements about buckyballs is true?
Which of the following statements about buckyballs is true?
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What is the average C-C bond length in fullerenes?
What is the average C-C bond length in fullerenes?
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Which component is required to synthesize fullerenes like buckyballs?
Which component is required to synthesize fullerenes like buckyballs?
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What type of phases make up the spherical structure of a fullerene?
What type of phases make up the spherical structure of a fullerene?
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Study Notes
Fullerenes
- A crystalline allotrope of carbon
- A hollow ball of carbon atoms
- Most stable fullerene form is C60
- Consists of 20 hexagonal phases and 12 pentagonal phases with 60 vertices
- Each carbon atom linked to 3 other carbon atoms
- Average carbon-carbon bond length is 1.44 angstroms
- Potential uses include:
- Conductors
- Synthesis of nanotubes and nanowires
- Adsorbent for gases
- Lubricants
- Antioxidants in cosmetics
- Catalysts
Buckyballs in Medicine
- Potential applications in medical imaging
- Metal atoms can be trapped inside buckyballs
- Buckyballs containing gadolinium can be used for medical imaging and flushed out after use
- Can be used to deliver drugs directly to infected regions of the body
- Buckyballs can be modified to release drugs only in areas with specific pH levels
- Small size of buckyballs allows them to move easily within the body
Applications of Buckyballs
- Stronger polymers are being developed using buckyballs by DuPont and Exxon
- Antioxidant type drugs under development or testing:
- Anti-aging or anti-wrinkle creams by Mitsubishi
- Buckyball-based drug to fight arteriosclerosis by Taiwan University
- Burn creams and an HIV drug by C Sixty
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