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Abstract
A polyhedral CARBON structure composed of around 60-80 carbon atoms in pentagon and hexagon configuration. They are named after Buckminster Fuller because of structural resemblance to geodesic domes. Fullerenes can be made in high temperature such as arc discharge in an inert atmosphere.
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- Buckminsterfullerenes
- Buckyballs
- Buckminsterfullerene
- Buckyball
- Fullerene
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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2003
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- Carbon (1991-2002)
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- National Library of Medicine. Fullerenes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D037741. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D037741
- Fullerenes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullerene
- Fullerenes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178026