title: On the origin of C₆₀ fullerene solubility in aqueous solution.
abstract: In this work, we report that the surface hydroxylation of C60 molecules is the most likely mechanism for pristine C60 fullerenes/C60 fullerene aggregate stabilization in water, being independent of the method of C60 fullerene aqueous solution preparation.
authors.affiliation: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv , Volodymyrska Str. 64, 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine.
authors.forename: Yu I
authors.initials: YI
authors.lastname: Prylutskyy
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Petrenko
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Ivankov
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Kyzyma
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Bulavin
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Litsis
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Evstigneev
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Cherepanov
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Naumovets
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ritter
mesh_terms: D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D012995:Solubility; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D037741:Fullerenes; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; C069837:fullerene C60