Nanodiamonds Penetrate and Help Image the Blood-Brain Barrier

Nanodiamonds Penetrate and Help Image the Blood-Brain Barrier
Sep-05-19
Nanodiamonds able to penetrate the blood-brain barrier offer a new way to deliver medications as well as a novel method of imaging the brain.

The team from the Max Planck Institute developed the nanodiamond technique by coating the biocompatible (and normally non-reactive) material with a serum albumin protein-based polymer, which will bind to medications while also being easily absorbed though the blood brain barrier. The team also replaced one carbon atom in then nanodiamonds with a nitrogen atom, which allows the nanodiamonds to be imaged on MRI scans.

The nanodiamond technique has been successfully tested on lab mice, and is undergoing further study to ensure its safety and effectivess for use in humans.

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