journal article·2026-05-29

Hydrophilic Polymer-Grafted Nanodiamonds as Nonmetallic Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agents

Tirusew Tegafaw, Ying Liu, Dejun Zhao, Endale Mulugeta, Xiaoran Chen, Ziyi Lin, Soyeon Kim, Ji Ae Park, Ahrum Baek, Seungho Kim, Eunseo Jeong, Kwon Seok Chae, Jihyun Kim, Yongmin Chang, Gang Ho Lee

ACS Applied Nano Materials· Volume 9· Issue 21
Publisher page

Abstract

Nanodiamonds (NDs) have gained increasing attention in biomedical applications and theranostics owing to their exceptional physicochemical stability, biocompatibility, nontoxicity, intrinsic optical and magnetic properties, and highly adaptable surface functionalization capabilities. This study aims to generate weak surface ferromagnetism in NDs by thermally oxidizing them in air at 550 °C. Following oxidation, the NDs were grafted with hydrophilic, biocompatible ligands including dextrose, polyethylene glycol diacid, polyethylene imine, and poly(acrylic acid) to enhance their colloidal stability and biocompatibility. Through a comprehensive analysis of water proton spin relaxivities and in vivo T 1 and/or T 2 magnetic resonance (MR) images acquired at 3 T, this study demonstrated the potential of hydrophilic, biocompatible ligand-grafted NDs to serve as a new class of nonmetallic T 1 and/or T 2 MR imaging contrast agents.
Source: openalex_inverted_index · Quality: baseline

Research context

OpenAlex topics: Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research · Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery · Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation

SciVX discovery tags are terminology-based. OpenAlex topics are source-provided classifications.

Affiliations

Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences

Kyungpook National University

Division of RI-Convergence Research

Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Science

Institute of Biomedical Engineering Research, School of Medicine

Division of Biomedical Science, School of Medicine

Department of Biology Education, Teachers’ College

Department of Chemistry Education, Teachers’ College

Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea

References (76)

Show source-provided references
1. 10.2174/1876388X0100201014510.2174/1876388X01002010145 ↗
2. 10.1148/radiology.219.2.r01ma1931610.1148/radiology.219.2.r01ma19316 ↗
3. 10.1021/cr980440x10.1021/cr980440x ↗
4. 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b0036310.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00363 ↗
5. 10.1002/cmmi.26510.1002/cmmi.265 ↗
6. 10.1016/j.rcl.2009.05.00310.1016/j.rcl.2009.05.003 ↗
7. 10.1016/j.berh.2012.07.00810.1016/j.berh.2012.07.008 ↗
8. 10.1007/s10534-016-9931-710.1007/s10534-016-9931-7 ↗
9. 10.1007/s00330-012-2597-910.1007/s00330-012-2597-9 ↗
10. 10.1016/j.actbio.2025.01.00510.1016/j.actbio.2025.01.005 ↗
11. 10.1038/s41467-022-29569-x10.1038/s41467-022-29569-x ↗
12. 10.3892/ijo.2025.577610.3892/ijo.2025.5776 ↗
13. 10.1016/j.aca.2025.34389710.1016/j.aca.2025.343897 ↗
14. 10.1038/s41467-025-60951-710.1038/s41467-025-60951-7 ↗
15. 10.1002/adfm.20231016810.1002/adfm.202310168 ↗
16. 10.1186/s11671-024-04095-510.1186/s11671-024-04095-5 ↗
17. 10.1117/1.JBO.23.9.09140410.1117/1.JBO.23.9.091404 ↗
18. 10.1063/5.000759910.1063/5.0007599 ↗
19. 10.1016/S0022-3697(02)00185-310.1016/S0022-3697(02)00185-3 ↗
20. 10.3390/ma1503101410.3390/ma15031014 ↗
21. 10.1016/j.diamond.2007.06.00310.1016/j.diamond.2007.06.003 ↗
22. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.09720110.1103/PhysRevLett.95.097201 ↗
23. 10.1021/jp507581c10.1021/jp507581c ↗
24. 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.05441810.1103/PhysRevB.77.054418 ↗
25. 10.1021/acsnano.7b0168810.1021/acsnano.7b01688 ↗
26. 10.2147/IJN.S3734810.2147/IJN.S37348 ↗
27. 10.1002/smll.20170426310.1002/smll.201704263 ↗
28. 10.1002/smll.20170383810.1002/smll.201703838 ↗
29. 10.1021/nl102190910.1021/nl1021909 ↗
30. 10.1038/nnano.2013.14710.1038/nnano.2013.147 ↗
31. 10.1073/pnas.060540910410.1073/pnas.0605409104 ↗
32. 10.3390/mi905024710.3390/mi9050247 ↗
33. 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.04.01410.1016/j.cbpa.2014.04.014 ↗
34. 10.1038/nnano.2008.9910.1038/nnano.2008.99 ↗
35. 10.1021/acs.accounts.5b0048410.1021/acs.accounts.5b00484 ↗
36. 10.1002/cphc.20130080210.1002/cphc.201300802 ↗
37. 10.1021/ja056708110.1021/ja0567081 ↗
38. 10.1016/j.physrep.2013.02.00110.1016/j.physrep.2013.02.001 ↗
39. 10.1364/OL.38.00417010.1364/OL.38.004170 ↗
40. 10.1088/1367-2630/18/7/07303610.1088/1367-2630/18/7/073036 ↗
41. 10.1002/adma.20080216010.1002/adma.200802160 ↗
42. 10.1088/1367-2630/aae93f10.1088/1367-2630/aae93f ↗
43. 10.3390/nano1422184310.3390/nano14221843 ↗
44. 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c0004010.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00040 ↗
45. 10.1016/j.diamond.2021.10824810.1016/j.diamond.2021.108248 ↗
46. 10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.17139410.1016/j.jmmm.2023.171394 ↗
47. 10.1556/NANO.1.2006.3.310.1556/NANO.1.2006.3.3 ↗
48. 10.1016/0166-1280(91)85138-W10.1016/0166-1280(91)85138-W ↗
49. 10.1016/0166-1280(91)85139-X10.1016/0166-1280(91)85139-X ↗
50. 10.1143/JJAP.44.L5110.1143/JJAP.44.L51 ↗
51. 10.1016/0379-6779(88)90208-110.1016/0379-6779(88)90208-1 ↗
52. 10.1038/ncomms1511810.1038/ncomms15118 ↗
53. 10.1038/s41598-019-42373-w10.1038/s41598-019-42373-w ↗
54. 10.1073/pnas.202357911810.1073/pnas.2023579118 ↗
55. Ichikawa K. · 2020 · 11 · 22110.1007/978-3-030-47318-1_11 ↗
56. 10.1002/adma.20231010910.1002/adma.202310109 ↗
57. 10.3390/nano1101015310.3390/nano11010153 ↗
58. 10.1039/B601325B10.1039/B601325B ↗
59. 10.1021/nn900865g10.1021/nn900865g ↗
60. 10.1134/S106378341308002710.1134/S1063783413080027 ↗
61. 10.1039/C7CP05898E10.1039/C7CP05898E ↗
62. 10.1016/j.jpcs.2018.04.03110.1016/j.jpcs.2018.04.031 ↗
63. 10.1002/anie.20045394710.1002/anie.200453947 ↗
64. 10.1039/D3RA06837D10.1039/D3RA06837D ↗
65. 10.3390/nano1507054210.3390/nano15070542 ↗
66. 10.1002/mds3.1005710.1002/mds3.10057 ↗
67. 10.1201/9780429283260-710.1201/9780429283260-7 ↗
68. 10.2138/rmg.2022.88.1210.2138/rmg.2022.88.12 ↗
69. 10.1016/0008-6223(95)00115-110.1016/0008-6223(95)00115-1 ↗
70. 10.1038/s41598-017-11710-210.1038/s41598-017-11710-2 ↗
71. 10.1007/s00330-023-10085-510.1007/s00330-023-10085-5 ↗
72. 10.1021/la500729610.1021/la5007296 ↗
73. 10.1039/c0jm01570a10.1039/c0jm01570a ↗
74. 10.1039/D4MA00802B10.1039/D4MA00802B ↗
75. 10.1097/RLI.000000000000028010.1097/RLI.0000000000000280 ↗
76. 10.1021/acsnano.6b0083910.1021/acsnano.6b00839 ↗