Journal
NANOMATERIALS
Volume 8, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano8110908
Keywords
nanodiamond powders; laser treatment; aromatic amine; diazonium salt; isokinetic mixture; amphiphilic NDPs
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- Lodz University of Technology Project [Dz.S.501-13-18-1-6248]
- National Centre for Research and Development [PBS2/A5/31/2013]
- [WND-RPLD.03.01.00-00-001/09]
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A laser system with a wavelength of 1064 nm was used to generate sp(2) carbon on the surfaces of nanodiamond particles (NDPs). The modified by microplasma NDPs were analysed using FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy. Raman spectra confirmed that graphitization had occurred on the surfaces of the NDPs. The extent of graphitization depended on the average power used in the laser treatment process. FT-IR analysis revealed that the presence of C=C bonds in all spectra of the laser-modified powder. The characteristic peaks for olefinic bonds were much more intense than in the case of untreated powder and grew in intensity as the average laser power increased. The olefinized nanodiamond powder was further functionalized using aromatic amines via in situ generated diazonium salts. It was also found that isokinetic mixtures of structurally diverse aromatic amines containing different functional groups (acid, amine) could be used to functionalize the surfaces of the laser-modified nanoparticles leading to an amphiphilic carbon nanomaterial. This enables one-step orthogonal functionalization and opens the possibility of selectively incorporating molecules with diverse biological activities on the surfaces of NDPs. Modified NDPs with amphiphilic properties resulting from the presence carboxyl and amine groups were used to incorporate simultaneously folic acid (FA-CONH-(CH2)(5)-COOH) and 5(6)-carboxyfluorescein (FL-CONH-(CH2)(2)-NH2) derivatives on the surface of material under biocompatible procedures.
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