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- noun A
nanoscale fragment ofdiamond - noun organic chemistry A
diamondoid
Etymologies
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These 12,900-year-old sediments were claimed to hold exotic materials: tiny spheres, ultra-small specks of diamond - called nanodiamond - and amounts of the rare element iridium that are too high to have occurred naturally on Earth.
BBC Ouch! Blog 2010
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"nanodiamond" - rich Canadian meteorite that crashed onto frozen Tagish Lake along the Yukon-B.C. border in January 2000.
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If it takes a stack of 100 self-sharpening synthetic nanodiamond blades to get the perfect shave, then that's what it'll take.
Archive 2006-04-01 Mac 2006
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(Other nanodiamond imaging methods, such as fluorescent nanodiamond agents, have limited tissue penetration and are more appropriate for histological applications.)
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Meade, Ho and their colleagues developed a Gd-nanodiamond complex that, in a series of tests, demonstrated a significant increase in relaxivity and, in turn, a significant increase in contrast enhancement.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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Ho and Meade imaged a variety of nanodiamond samples, including nanodiamonds decorated with various concentrations of Gd, undecorated nanodiamonds, and water.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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The intense signal of the Gd-nanodiamond complex was brightest when the Gd level was highest.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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With an eye towards optimizing this novel hybrid material, they also are continuing studies of the structure of the Gd (III) - nanodiamond complex to learn how it governs increased relaxivity.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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"Nanodiamonds have been shown to be effective in attracting water molecules to their surface, which can enhance the relaxivity properties of the Gd-nanodiamond complex," said Ho.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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The biocompatibility of the Gd-nanodiamond complex underscores its clinical relevance.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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