Nanodiamonds Applications in Biology and Nanoscale Medicine /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ho, Dean. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2010.
• Edition: First.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Chemical engineering.; Biochemistry.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Nanotechnology.; Biomedical Engineering.; Medical Biochemistry.; Biochemistry, general.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0531-4

Nanodiamonds: Applications in Biology and Nanoscale Medicine highlights how nanodiamonds have emerged in clinical and medical relevance through assisting in the processes of drug delivery, cellular interrogation and detection, among others. This book collects the work of internationally-recognized e...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to the Synthesis of Detonation Nanodiamonds
• Characterization of the Innate Properties of Nanodiamond materials
• Medically Relevant Nanoparticle Systems
• Emergence of Nanofilm Platforms for Localized Therapeutics
• Sustained Chemotherapeutic Release Mediated by Nanodiamond Hydrogels
• Nanodiamonds as Biomarkers for Cellular Interrogation
• Nanodiamonds for Detoxification
• Nanodiamond Scaffolding for Chemistry, Physics, and Biology
• Diamond Nanoprobes.