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Tuning the Morphology and State of Aggregation of Fullerene C60 using Non-ionic Surfactants

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The effect of various surfactants on aggregation of fullerene C60 is discussed. Formation of ordered structures via C60-surfactant interactions at a specific [C60]/[Triton X-100] concentration ratio in the aqueous phase is reported. The aqueous phase nanoarchitectures were composed of rod-like assemblies of nanoscale dimensions at specific [C60]/[Triton X-100] ratio of 1.7 × 10–3 : 1. Transmission electron microscopy studies revealed that the as-formed rod-like assembles had the dimensions of ~220 × 75 nm. The rods were composed of Triton X-100 and C60 molecules, with pristine fullerene C60 constituting the inner part of the rods. This strategy of preparing nanorods can be useful for future applications in the field of drug delivery due to the anti-oxidant and anti-carcinogenic activity of C60 as well as for fabrication of nanomaterials with novel optoelectronic properties.

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This work was financially supported by the project from the Grant Agency of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra No. 04-GASPU-2021.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, 521 202, Nuzvid, India

    Illa Ramakanth & U. Vijayasree

  2. Department of Soil Science and Geology, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 94976, Nitra, Slovak Republic

    Marek Kolenčík

  3. Department of Humanities and Sciences, Malla Reddy Institute of Technology, 500100, Secunderabad, India

    M. Srinivasa Rao

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bapatla Engineering College, 522101, Bapatla, India

    B. Ratna Sunil

  5. Department of Physics, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, 521 202, Nuzvid, India

    G. Durgababu

  6. Department of Organic Chemistry, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, 517502, Tirupati, India

    S. Anitha Devi

  7. Institute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, 84215, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

    Martin Šebesta

  8. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, 521 202, Nuzvid, India

    T. Siva

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Ramakanth, I., Kolenčík, M., Rao, M.S. et al. Tuning the Morphology and State of Aggregation of Fullerene C60 using Non-ionic Surfactants. Colloid J 83, 474–482 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1061933X21040086

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