So does the surface of buckyballs (buckminsterfullerene).
It was found that filtering this suspension allowed the nanotubes to pack together in a paper-like mat, thus coining the term buckypaper (bucky being the reference to the buckminsterfullerene molecule).
The fullerenes, a class of molecules of which buckminsterfullerene was the first member discovered, are now considered to have potential applications in nanomaterials and molecular scale electronics.
Buckminsterfullerene has been demonstrated as having the ability of inducing the protection of reactive oxygen species and causing lipid peroxidation.
Buckminsterfullerene is the most common naturally occurring fullerene molecule, as it can be found in small quantities in soot.
Buckminsterfullerene was the first to be discovered of the class of molecules known as fullerenes, which also includes carbon nanotubes.
It is of scientific interest because it is a geodesic polyarene and can be considered a fragment of buckminsterfullerene.
It is similar to buckminsterfullerene, the spherical carbon structure, but with a different symmetry.
