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Functionality is Key: Recent Progress in the Surface Modification of Nanodiamond
Author(s) -
Krueger Anke,
Lang Daniel
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201102670
Subject(s) - nanodiamond , surface modification , materials science , nanotechnology , diamond , nanoscopic scale , covalent bond , grafting , chemical engineering , polymer , organic chemistry , chemistry , composite material , engineering
Nanoscale diamond has recently received considerable attention due to the various possible applications such as luminescence imaging, drug delivery, quantum engineering, surface coatings, seeding etc. For most of these fields a suitable surface termination and functionalization of the diamond materials are required. In this feature article we discuss recent achievements in the field of surface modification of nanoscale diamond including the establishment of a homogeneous initial surface termination, the covalent and non‐covalent immobilization of different functional moieties as well as the subsequent grafting of larger (bio)molecules onto previously functionalized nanodiamond.