Encapsulation of Fullerenes: A Versatile Approach for the Confinement and Release of Materials Within Open-Ended Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

We have employed fullerenes as versatile agents to “cork” the open tips of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), and as promoting species for the release of the inorganic material filled within the nanotubes’ cavities. High Z element compounds, namely, PbI2, ZnI2, and CeI3, were chosen to easily de...

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Main Authors: Stefania Sandoval, Gerard Tobias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2021.644793/full