Title:Onion-Like Carbon Nanostructures: An Overview of Bio-Applications
Volume: 26
Issue: 38
Author(s): Diana M. Bobrowska, Piotr Olejnik, Luis Echegoyen and Marta E. Plonska-Brzezinska*
Affiliation:
- Faculty of Pharmacy with the Division of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza, 15-222 Bialystok,Poland
Keywords:
Onion-like nanostructures, multi-layered fullerenes, composites, functionalization, physicochemical
properties, bioapplications.
Abstract: This article presents a brief review of the knowledge concerning onion-like carbons
(OLCs). These nanostructures are some of the most fascinating carbon forms due to their unusual
structure and physico-chemical properties. Generally, OLCs consist of a hollowspherical
fullerene core surrounded by concentric graphitic layers with increasing diameter.
Nevertheless, they can have different size, shape and type of core, which determine their
physicochemical properties. In this article, we review the most important literature reports in
this area and briefly describe these nanostructures, their physical and chemical properties and
their potential uses with a focus on biomedicine.