title: Feasibility study of production of radioactive carbon black or carbon nanotubes in cyclotron facilities for nanobioscience applications.
abstract: A feasibility study regarding the production of radioactive carbon black and nanotubes has been performed by proton beam irradiation. Experimental and theoretical excitation functions of the nuclear reaction (nat)C(p,x)(7)Be in the proton energy range 24-38 MeV are reported, with an acceptable agreement. We have demonstrated that sufficient activities of (7)Be radioisotope can be produced in carbon black and nanotube that would facilitate studies of their possible impact on human and environment.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Transuranium Elements, Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Ispra, Italy. kamel.abbas@jrc.it
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Simonelli
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Holzwarth
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cydzik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bulgheroni
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kozempel
mesh_terms: D001608:Beryllium / Q000737:chemistry*; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes / Q000737:chemistry*; D017357:Cyclotrons; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D006801:Humans; D036103:Nanotechnology; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000737:chemistry*; D053260:Soot / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D053260:Soot; D001608:Beryllium