Fullerene coated surfaces and uses thereof

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PATENT NO 5310669
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07901911

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Substrates having a surface coated with fullerene and a substance attached thereto are disclosed. Cell culture substrates having a fullerene-coated surface are useful in methods of growing cells on the fullerene-coated surface. Methods of preparing cell culture substrates for cell attachment and growth by coating a surface with fullerene are provided. Cells can be grown on a fullerene-coated surface in the presence of a substance such as a cytokine, growth hormone or a drug, to evaluate the interaction between the substance and the cells. Methods for increasing cell membrane premability and for introducing a substance, such as a DNA or RNA vector, into a cell are also provided.

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TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE THE11 ROPE FERRY ROAD HANOVER NH 03755

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Gibson, Ursula J West Lebanon, NH 3 39
Richmond, Robert C Etna, NH 10 147

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