title: New carbon materials: biological applications of functionalized nanodiamond materials.
abstract: Nanoscale diamond particles have become an interesting material. Due to their inertness, small size and surface structure, they are well-suited for biological applications, such as labelling and drug delivery. Here we discuss the surface structure and functionalisation of diamond nanoparticles. Non-covalent as well as covalent grafting of bioactive moieties is possible, and first applications of fluorescent diamond nanoparticles are described.
authors.affiliation: Otto-Diels-Institut für Organische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Otto-Hahn-Platz 3-4, Germany. akrueger@oc.uni-kiel.de
authors.forename: Anke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krueger
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D018130:Diamond / Q000737:chemistry*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D050997:Nanomedicine / Q000379:methods*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D018130:Diamond