Abstract

Fullerenes have enjoyed almost four decades of research and development since they were discovered in 1985. C₆₀ the first characterized fullerene is considered pristine in its state. Fullerenes, as the third allotrope of carbon come in many sizes, have shown exceptional development over time in biomedical applications utilizing their outstanding physical, chemical, and antioxidant effects. However, fullerenes are highly hydrophobic making them difficult to utilize in biomedical sciences. With the addition of functional groups, water-soluble derivatives have been created but not without the potential to have toxic effects on organic systems. This review covers recent trends in biomedical applications of fullerenes, their derivatives, while not a complete overview of fullerenes as the field contains an exhaustive amount of material concerning them, this will be a brief glimpse into them to give the reader a little insight into the impressive prospects that fullerenes have to offer.

Keywords: Keywords: Fullerenes; Biomedical applications; Synthesis of fullerenes; Properties of fullerene useful for biomedical applications; Recent trends in fullerene researches