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INTERNATIONAL MATERIALS REVIEWS
Volume 65, Issue 4, Pages 189-225Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09506608.2019.1622202
Keywords
Nanodiamond; cancer treatment; imaging; surface modification; composite materials
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- Australian Research Council's Discovery Early Career Researcher Award [DE140100318]
- Australian Research Council's Future Fellowship [FT170100301]
- Australian Research Council
- Australian Research Council [DE140100318] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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Nanodiamonds (NDs) are emerging as a promising platform for theranostic particles because they unite a spectrum of important properties into a single agent, including facile synthesis, small size, inertness, rich surface functional groups, biocompatibility, stable fluorescence and long fluorescence lifetime. These unique properties have stimulated the application of NDs in cancer treament and imaging. The majority of these applications rely on the rational engineering of the particle surface, as the surface plays a critical role in carrying bioactive molecules, resisting aggregation and constructing composite materials. In this review, recent developments of functionalising NDs for cancer treatment and imaging purposes are discussed. A brief introduction in the structure of NDs and properties of NDs will be given, followed by a summary of various surface functionalisation methods. The latter part is organised in three subsections: NDs coated with bioactive compounds, NDs coated with synthetic polymers and NDs/inorganic composites.
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