Nanodiamonds as novel nanomaterials for biomedical applications: Drug delivery and imaging systems

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 8, Issue , 2013, Pages 203-220

  Kaur, Randeep ^a   Badea, Ildiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carriers; Dispersion; Fluorescence; Light scattering; Surface functionalization; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

10 HYDROXYCAMPTOTHECIN; AFIMOXIFENE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DOXORUBICIN; LIPOFECTAMINE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANODIAMOND; NANOMATERIAL; NUCLEIC ACID; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYLYSINE; POLYSTYRENE; PURVALANOL A; SILICON DIOXIDE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSFERRIN;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL LABELING; DISPERSION; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG ADSORPTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG SOLUBILITY; DRUG STABILITY; DRUG TRANSPORT; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIGHT SCATTERING; NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOPROBE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CARRIERS; DISPERSION; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT SCATTERING; SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION; TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG CARRIERS; HUMANS; NANODIAMONDS; NANOMEDICINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84872354365     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: 11782013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S37348     Document Type: Review

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