Aggregation and deposition of engineered nanomaterials in aquatic environments: role of physicochemical interactions

AR Petosa, DP Jaisi, IR Quevedo… - … science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
The ever-increasing use of engineered nanomaterials will lead to heightened levels of these
materials in the environment. The present review aims to provide a comprehensive overview …

Stability of nanoparticles in water

J Labille, J Brant - Nanomedicine, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Aqueous systems represent a likely carrier for manufactured nanoparticles upon their
introduction into the natural environment. Their behavior in water, and in turn the risk that is …

Assessing the colloidal properties of engineered nanoparticles in water: case studies from fullerene C60 nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes

KL Chen, BA Smith, WP Ball… - Environmental …, 2010 - CSIRO Publishing
Environmental context. The fate and bioavailability of engineered nanoparticles in natural
aquatic systems are strongly influenced by their ability to remain dispersed in water …

Heterogeneities in fullerene nanoparticle aggregates affecting reactivity, bioactivity, and transport

SR Chae, AR Badireddy, J Farner Budarz, S Lin… - Acs Nano, 2010 - ACS Publications
Properties of nanomaterial suspensions are typically summarized by average values for the
purposes of characterizing these materials and interpreting experimental results. We show …

Fullerene C60: Surface Energy and Interfacial Interactions in Aqueous Systems

X Ma, B Wigington, D Bouchard - Langmuir, 2010 - ACS Publications
The underlying mechanisms of fullerene− fullerene, fullerene− water, and fullerene− soil
surface interactions in aqueous systems are not well understood. To advance our …

The role of atmospheric transformations in determining environmental impacts of carbonaceous nanoparticles

AJ Tiwari, LC Marr - Journal of environmental quality, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
In studies that have explored the potential environmental impacts of manufactured
nanomaterials, the atmosphere has largely been viewed as an inert setting that acts merely …

Nanoparticles of Fullerene C60 from Engineering of Antiquity

S Deguchi, S Mukai, T Yamazaki… - The Journal of …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles of fullerene C60, including those as small as 20 nm, were obtained by simple
hand-grinding of bulk solids with an agate mortar and pestle. Crystalline structure, size …

Search for the form of fullerene C 60 in aqueous medium

L Pospíšil, M Gál, M Hromadová, J Bulíčková… - Physical chemistry …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
A transfer of fullerene C60 to water was achieved by sonication of a two-phase system of
water and C60 in organic solvents, namely, benzene and toluene. Resulting aqueous …

Растворы фуллерена С60: коллоидный аспект

НО Мчедлов-Петросян - Хімія, фізика та технологія поверхні, 2010 - dspace.nbuv.gov.ua
Обзор посвящен растворам фуллерена C60. Фуллерены склонны к образованию
агрегатов не только в воде, но и в" плохих" и даже" хороших" органических …

Fullerenes

AD Darwish - Annual Reports Section" A"(Inorganic Chemistry), 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
This chapter reviews the literature reported during 2009 on fullerene chemistry. It focuses on
production and properties, organic and organometallic chemistry, endohedral derivatives …