Fullerenes and Carbon Nanostructures for Health
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Biology and Medicines".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 24 January 2026 | Viewed by 3
Special Issue Editor
Interests: fullerenes; pharmacy; clinical biology; analytical chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
As you may be aware, despite their enormous potential in the medical field, the safety of fullerenes—the building blocks of nanotechnology—is still uncertain, according to regulatory experts at the European Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety. This is a major obstacle to progress in the field. Therefore, pre-clinical trials are urgently needed to overcome these difficulties. In this context, two recent studies conducted by an independent GLP laboratory in accordance with FDA and OECD guidelines concluded that fullerene oily solutions are not acutely toxic or genotoxic. These encouraging results should put an end to the debate surrounding the safety of fullerenes and pave the way for further regulatory investigations into the use of carbon nanostructures in healthcare. We invite you to contribute to our knowledge of carbon nanostructures, particularly with regard to their efficacy in experimental models. We also welcome any information you have on their in vitro and/or in vivo safety, toxicity, fate, and pharmacokinetics. Contributions of all types are welcome, including original research and general reviews.
Prof. Dr. Fathi Moussa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- fullerenes
- carbon nanostructures
- safety
- toxicity
- healthcare
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