Cytotoxic Effects of Hydroxylated Fullerenes in Three Types of Liver Cells

Fullerenes C60 have attracted considerable attention in the biomedical field due to their interesting properties. Although there has been a concern that C60 could be metabolized to hydroxylated fullerenes (C60(OH)x) in vivo, there is little information on the effect of hydroxylated C60 on liver cell...

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Main Authors: Yoshiaki Ikarashi, Tetsuji Nishimura, Naoki Sugimoto, Maiko Tahara, Reiji Kubota, Norihiro Kobayashi, Kumiko Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-07-01
Series:Materials
Subjects:
C60
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/6/7/2713