DFT investigation on the application of pure and doped XN (X = B and Al) fullerene-like nano-cages toward the adsorption of temozolomide.

The sensitivity of pure and doped XN (X = B and Al) fullerene-like nano-cages (FLNs) toward the anti-cancer drug temozolomide (TMZ) is probed herein at DFT/M06-2X-D3/6-311G(d,p) theoretical level in both gas phase and water. A noticeable affinity of the FLNs toward TMZ was observed along with the negative gas-phase adsorption energies -1.37 and -2.