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Diamondosomes: Submicron Colloidosomes with Nanodiamond Shells
Author(s) -
Maas Michael,
Bollhorst Tobias,
Zare Richard N.,
Rezwan Kurosch
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.201400022
Subject(s) - nanodiamond , nanotechnology , drug delivery , materials science , shell (structure) , decane , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , diamond , engineering
A novel class of submicron colloidosomes has been assembled from nanodiamonds. These capsules, which we call diamondosomes, are self‐assembled from either negatively or positively charged detonation nanodiamonds at a decane/water interface using lipids to induce shell formation. Diamondosomes show high shell stability as analyzed by interfacial shear rheology and offer the promise of serving as multifunctional drug delivery vesicles.