Various spherical nanocarbon materials, including fullerenes, carbon nanohorn aggregates, nanodiamonds etc., have shown potential anti-cancer effects. Fullerenes and metallofullerenes possess outstanding ROS-scavenging capability, as well as other biological effects like immunity enhancement etc., affording promising tumor suppression potential. Carbon nanohorn aggregates and nanodiamond particles have demonstrated effective drug delivery ability for cancer therapy. Moreover, it is noteworthy that these spherical nanocarbon materials show positive toxicological evaluation results, encouraging possible practical usage for biomedical applications.
- Jing Wang
- Zhongbo Hu
- Yuliang Zhao