1st Edition
by Huan-Cheng Chang (Author), Wesley Wei-Wen Hsiao (Author), Meng-Chih Su (Author)
The most comprehensive reference on fluorescent nanodiamond physical and chemical properties and contemporary applications
Fluorescent
nanodiamonds (FNDs) have drawn a great deal of attention over the past
several years, and their applications and development potential are
proving to be manifold and vast. The first and only book of its kind, Fluorescent Nanodiamonds
is a comprehensive guide to the basic science and technical information
needed to fully understand the fundamentals of FNDs and their potential
applications across an array of domains. In demonstrating the
importance of FNDs in biological applications, the authors bring
together all relevant chemistry, physics, materials science and biology.
Nanodiamonds
are produced by powerful cataclysmic events such as explosions,
volcanic eruptions and meteorite impacts. They also can be created in
the lab by high-pressure high-temperature treatment of graphite or
detonating an explosive in a reactor vessel. A single imperfection can
give a nanodiamond a specific, isolated color center which allows it to
function as a single, trapped atom. Much smaller than the thickness of a
human hair, a nanodiamond can have a huge surface area that allows it
to bond with a variety of other materials. Because of their
non-toxicity, nanodiamonds may be useful in biomedical applications,
such as drug delivery and gene therapy.
- The most
comprehensive reference on a topic of rapidly increasing interest among
academic and industrial researchers across an array of fields
- Includes
numerous case studies and practical examples from many areas of
research and industrial applications, as well as fascinating and
instructive historical perspectives
- Each chapter addresses,
in-depth, a single integral topic including the fundamental properties,
synthesis, mechanisms and functionalisation of FNDs
- The first book published by the key patent holder with his research group in the field of FNDs
Fluorescent Nanodiamonds
is an important working resource for a broad range of scientists and
engineers in industry and academia. It will also be a welcome reference
for instructors in chemistry, physics, materials science, biology and
related fields.