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标题：Non-Engineered Nanoparticles of C₆₀
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作者：Shigeru Deguchi ; Sada-atsu Mukai ; Hide Sakaguchi 等
期刊名称：Scientific Reports
电子版ISSN：2045-2322
出版年度：2013
卷号：3
DOI：10.1038/srep02094
出版社：Springer Nature
摘要：We discovered that rubbing bulk solids of C₆₀ between fingertips generates nanoparticles including the ones smaller than 20 nm. Considering the difficulties usually associated with nanoparticle production by pulverisation, formation of nanoparticles by such a mundane method is unprecedented and noteworthy. We also found that nanoparticles of C₆₀ could be generated from bulk solids incidentally without deliberate engineering of any sort. Our findings imply that there exist highly unusual human exposure routes to nanoparticles of C₆₀, and elucidating formation mechanisms of nanoparticles is crucial in assessing their environmental impacts.