Fullerenes

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    • Molecules of carbon
    • Shaped like closed tubes or hollow balls
    • Arranged in hexagons
    • Can also be pentagons
    • Are used to cage other molecules which could be used to deliver a drug
    • Huge surface area - meaning good catalyst and lubricant
    • Forms nanotubes - can conduct electricity and heat
    • Buckminsterfullerene, first fullerene to be discovered, forms a hollow sphere
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