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Just took a look, very interesting, see below for those interested.

Conclusion

Since fullerenes were discovered at the end of last century, many new findings and important aspects on these carbon molecules have been accumulated to form a new exciting scientific field. Recent developments suggest that many of proposed fullerene applications are to be practical technologies in a wide range of areas such as IT devices, diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, environmental and energy industries. The direct application of fullerene and their derivatives to biological targets is now yielding promising applications in medicine. Such attention to them is caused by unique chemical and physical properties of the fullerene core, including of their photodynamic properties. The hydrophobic spheroid and the radical sponge character of fullerene are responsible for the activity in different fields. Fullerenes have unusual redox chemistry and may be reversibly reduced by up to six electrons. These, along with the low toxicity detected so far in fullerenes, are sufficient to stimulate researchers in chemistry and in biology to unite their efforts and systematically investigate the biological properties of these fascinating molecules. A wave of research and development activities all over the world has led to large number of application-oriented patents, spanning a very broad range spectrum of potential commercial applications, including: anticancer anticancer drug delivery systems using photodynamic therapy, HIV drugs, and cosmetics to slow down the aging of human skin.

The fullerene field is going to contribute to industries. In the past, high production cost of fullerenes has been the main obstacle in the development of fullerene market. We are now seeing a very rapid decline in price which will open the door to a host of other applications. In addition, many industrial applications of fullerenes are now being commercialized.