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Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials |
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Part I Introduction to diamond-based materials for medical applications |
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1 Introduction to medical applications of diamond particles and surfaces |
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1.2 Growth of synthetic diamond |
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1.3 Diamond-based medical devices |
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1.4 Functionalization of nanodiamond and nanocrystalline diamond |
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13 | (2) |
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1.5 Drug delivery using nanodiamond |
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15 | (1) |
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1.6 Imaging with nanodiamond |
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16 | (3) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (5) |
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2 Functionalization of diamond surfaces for medical applications |
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25 | (23) |
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25 | (1) |
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2.2 Electrochemical reduction of aryldiazonium salts |
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26 | (3) |
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2.3 Photochemical modification |
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29 | (2) |
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2.4 Preparation of amine-terminated diamond surfaces |
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31 | (2) |
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2.5 Preparation of oxygen-terminated diamond surfaces |
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33 | (7) |
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2.6 Conclusion and future trends |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (7) |
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3 Biotribology and biological behaviour of nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) coatings for medical applications |
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48 | (23) |
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3.1 Introduction to nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) |
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48 | (2) |
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3.2 NCD-coated silicon nitride ceramics as new materials for joint replacement |
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50 | (1) |
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3.3 Growth and characterization of NCD films deposited on Si3N4 substrates |
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51 | (3) |
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3.4 Biotribology of NCD coatings |
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54 | (7) |
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3.5 Biological behaviour of NCD-coated Si3N4 ceramics |
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61 | (6) |
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67 | (4) |
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4 Blood compatibility of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings |
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71 | (3) |
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4.2 Diamond-like carbon (DLC) structure, properties and applications |
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74 | (3) |
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4.3 Deposition techniques for DLC films |
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77 | (2) |
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4.4 DLC blood compatibility |
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79 | (8) |
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87 | (4) |
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4.6 Biomedical applications of DLC coatings |
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91 | (6) |
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4.7 Conclusion and future trends |
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97 | (1) |
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Part II Biomedical applications of diamond-based materials |
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5 Nanostructured diamond coatings for orthopaedic applications |
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105 | (46) |
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105 | (6) |
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5.2 Ultra-hard carbon coatings |
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5.3 Wear measurements for ceramic-based orthopaedic implants |
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5.4 Mesenchymal stem cells derived from bone marrow and their interactions with nanostructured diamond surfaces |
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125 | (10) |
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5.5 Macrophage cell interactions to diamond wear debris |
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135 | (4) |
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5.6 In vivo evaluation of nanostructured diamond surfaces |
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139 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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6 Ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) films for ophthalmological applications |
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151 | (20) |
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151 | (1) |
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6.2 The use of ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) films as coatings in the restoration of sight in people blinded by degenerated photoreceptors |
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6.3 The use of UNCD films in the treatment of glaucoma |
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157 | (7) |
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6.4 Integrated magnet/superparamagnetic nanoparticles interacting system for new treatment of retina detachment |
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164 | (4) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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7 Ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD) for neural applications |
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171 | (15) |
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171 | (1) |
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7.2 Mechanism aspects of ultrananocrystalline diamond (UNCD)/neural cell interactions |
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172 | (6) |
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7.3 Methods of guiding neurons |
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178 | (1) |
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7.4 Neural and retinal prostheses |
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179 | (4) |
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8 Nanodiamonds for drug delivery systems |
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186 | (20) |
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186 | (8) |
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8.2 Surface modification of diamond nanoparticles for drug delivery and targeting |
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194 | (1) |
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8.3 Development of nanodiamond-based drug delivery for proteins |
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8.4 Development of nanodiamond-based drug delivery for genes |
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198 | (1) |
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8.5 Development of nanodiamond-based drug delivery for low molecular weight therapeutic agents |
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199 | (1) |
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8.6 Biocompatibility, biodistribution and biological fate of nanodiamonds |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (4) |
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9 Diamond nucleation and seeding techniques for tissue regeneration |
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206 | (2) |
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208 | (3) |
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9.3 Methods for diamond nucleation and seeding |
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211 | (3) |
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9.4 Bias enhanced nucleation in hot filament chemical vapour deposition |
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214 | (8) |
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222 | (13) |
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9.6 Seeding using a polymer composite |
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235 | (9) |
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9.7 Spontaneous nucleation |
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244 | (4) |
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9.8 Biological and tissue engineering applications |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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249 | (7) |
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10 Diamond materials for microfluidic devices |
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256 | (17) |
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256 | (2) |
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10.2 Materials for the manufacture of microfluidic devices |
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258 | (3) |
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10.3 Diamond microfluidic devices |
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261 | (7) |
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10.4 Conclusions and future trends |
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268 | (1) |
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