Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacological Potential of Fullerenes and Carbon Nanotubes (Carbon Materials: Chemistry and Physics)

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Twenty Years of Promises: Fullerene in Medicinal Chemistry....Pages 1-21
Biomedical Applications of Functionalised Carbon Nanotubes....Pages 23-50
Antioxidant Properties of Water-Soluble Fullerene Derivatives....Pages 51-78
Fullerenes as Photosensitizers in Photodynamic Therapy....Pages 79-106
Photodynamic Inactivation of Enveloped Viruses by Fullerene: Study of Efficacy and Safety....Pages 107-121
Effects of Photoexcited Fullerene C 60 -Composites in Normal and Transformed Cells....Pages 123-137
Biological Effects in Cell Cultures of Fullerene C 60 : Dependence on Aggregation State....Pages 139-155
Gadolinium Endohedral Metallofullerene-Based MRI Contrast Agents....Pages 157-180
Biomolecules Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes and Their Applications....Pages 181-221
Applications of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials for Drug Delivery in Oncology....Pages 223-266
Visualization of Carbon Nanoparticles Within Cells and Implications for Toxicity....Pages 267-282
Pharmacological Applications of Biocompatible Carbon Nanotubes and Their Emerging Toxicology Issues....Pages 283-316
Solubility of Fullerenes in Fatty Acids Esters: A New Way to Deliver In Vivo Fullerenes. Theoretical Calculations and Experimental Results....Pages 317-335
New Approach to QSPR Modeling of Fullerene C 60 Solubility in Organic Solvents: An Application of SMILES-Based Optimal Descriptors....Pages 337-350
Functionalized Nanomaterials to Sense Toxins/Pollutant Gases Using Perturbed Microwave Resonant Cavities....Pages 351-362
Cellular Nanotubes: Membrane Channels for Intercellular Communication....Pages 363-372
Back Matter....Pages 373-408