Background: Fullerenes and metallofullerenes can be considered promising nanopharmaceuticals themselves as a basis for chemical modification. As reactive oxygen species homeostasis plays vital role in cells, the study of their effect on genes involved oxidative stress anti-inflammatory responses are particular importance. Methods: Human fetal lung fibroblasts were incubated with aqueous dispers...

Theoretically and experimentally, we generalize the analysis of acquiring a company (Samuelson and Bazerman 1985) by allowing for competition of both buyers and sellers. Näıvety of both is related to the idea that higher prices exclude lower qualities. While competition of näıve buyers increases prices, competition of näıve sellers promotes efficiency enhancing trade. Our predictions are tested...

Structural and functional modulation of three-dimensional artificial macromolecular systems is immense importance. Designing supramolecular cages that can show stimuli mediated reversible switching between higher-order structures quite challenging. We report here construction a Pd6 trifacial barrel (1) by coordination self-assembly. Surprisingly, 1 was found to exhibit guest-responsive behavior...

COST stands for Cooperation in Science and Technology and is the longest running network funding organisation in Europe. Within the COST networks, Action D42 is dedicated to the role of the indoor environment on the behaviour of the materials present in archives, libraries and museums. Under storage, use and or exhibition. The indoor environment consists of many components able to deteriorate o...

We report on the synthesis of C60 and C70 monoadducts at room temperature through Bingel reaction; employing acetylacetone as ligand; in presence DBU (1,8-Diazabicyclo [5.4.0] undec-7-ene), carbon tetrabromide (CBr4), o-dichlorobenzene. Diacetylmethane-[C60-Ih]-fullerene-[5,6] diacetylmethane-[C70-D5h]-fullerene-[5,6] were obtained with yields 69% 44%, respectively. The products purified by col...