Screening of C60 crystallization using a microfluidic system.
We have carried out screening of C60 crystallization using a simple liquid/liquid interfacial precipitation method in a microfluidic device. By controlling the time, temperature, and concentration, various metastable phases of C60 crystals were found, including tubes, spheres, open-ended hollow columns, stars, branches, and trees. The obtained C60 crystal shapes are similar to those of snow crystals. These findings suggest an urgent need to screen C60 crystallization for the development of fullerene C60 drugs.
Shinohara
Kyosuke
K
Department of Quantum Engineering and Systems Science and Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
Fukui
Takeshi
T
Abe
Hiroaki
H
Sekimura
Naoto
N
Okamoto
Koji
K
D003460:Crystallization; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010316:Particle Size; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013696:Temperature
D037741:Fullerenes; C069837:fullerene C60