Magnetic resonance imaging endohedral fullerenes

In particular for fullerenes, antioxidant properties and photodynamic activity are presented in detail, together with the analysis of gadolinium endohedrals as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agents. Moreover, drag delivery based on carbon nanomaterials has been illustrated. 

Pure carbon spheres of Cf,(l the fullerenes—react avidly with free radicals with a higher antioxidant ability than the naturally occurring vitamin E (21). Endohedral fullerenes have been shown to be capable of encapsulating a variety of atoms such as radiotracers or noble gases, thereby making them efficient excipients in the delivery of radioisotopes to cancer cells or in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (22). 

A review detailing recent developments in metallo-fiillerenes is also given in Ref 109 and also the article Endohedral Fullerenes. While MRI is described in article Lanthanides Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 

Trimetallic nitride endohedral fiiUerenes have been sought for use in MRl contrast agent ( Lanthanides Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and optoelectronic devices because of the wide variety of trimetallic nitride clusters that can be encapsulated in the fullerene, which can be used to tune properties of the material. ... 

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