Biocompatible watersoluble endometallofullerenes: peculiarities of selfassembly in aqueous solutions and ordering under an applied magnetic field
Authors:
V. T. Lebedev, Yu. V. Kulvelis, V. V. Runov, A. A. Szhogina, M. V. Suyasova
Authors from CMD:
The year of the publication:
2016
Journal:
NANOSYSTEMS: PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS
N 1
vol. 7
22 - 29
Keywords:
endofullerene, structure, assembly, biomedicine, neutron scattering
Abstract:
The self-organization of water-soluble endometallofullerenes (fullerenols) in solutions has been studied by neutron scattering in connection with their applications (Magneto-Resonance Imaging, X-Ray Tomography). Their functional characteristics depend strongly on molecular self-assembly which may be altered by chemical additives, concentration increase or the magnetic field applied. Polarized neutrons have been used to search paramagnetic fullerenols’ organization into supramolecular structures influenced by the fullerenol concentration and their intensified interactions in a magnetic field.