Diamond applications, How much do you know III

2018-01-18

10. Diamond used for reactor wall materials

Due to its unique ability to withstand the heat generated by the next generation of nuclear reactors, Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland, selected substrates with a diamond coating matrix as the reactor wall material. In addition, the diamond's anti-axial radiation capability and its chemical stability in a hydrogen plasma environment is also the important reason why diamond was chosen.

11. Nanodiamonds can be used to deliver brain tumor chemotherapy drugs

Adriamycin is a common chemotherapeutic agent. act as a drug injected directly into the tumor to treat the tumor. Dean of the University of California Dental School attached doxorubicin molecules on the surface of nanocrystalline diamond therefore create a compound, ND-DOX.

The study found that ND-DOX was more stable than inject adriamycin alone, the study indicating that ND-DOX transports a limited amount of adriamycin and disperse it outside the tumor. This mode of transport reduces the toxic side effects and ensures that the drug stays longer at the tumor, increasing the effectiveness of the drug in killing the tumor without affecting the surrounding tissue. In addition, ND-DOX can increases cancer cell death and reduces the viability of glioma cell.

12. diamond floor cleaning system used for HTC

The HTC Diamond floor Cleaning System (DCS) is a new ground handling and maintenance technology that uses particulate diamond technology, Using mechanical methods. Diamond floor cleaning technology has two systems, called Twister and Hybrid.
The Twister is an innovative cleaning system consisting of a series of pan-type cleaning pads, each cleaning pads with hundreds of millions of fine diamond particles and cured thus it can allows the use of mechanical way rather than traditional chemical cleaning way to clean and polish ground.
The Hybrid system brings new life to damaged, heavily worn natural stone and terrazzo surfaces. It's easy-to-use, environmentally friendly, and it's an effective tool to eliminate blemishes, scratches and orange-skin imperfections, just clean by use a general floor-cleaning machine and water.

13. Diamond tools used to target microelectronics processing

Dr. John Patten of the University of Western Michigan in the United States has developed a micro-laser assisted processing technology called "μ-LAM" that combines laser and diamond tools to heat soften and cutting machine silicon semiconductors and ceramic materials. Patten said that μ-LAM processing technology can also reduce processing time and processing costs, and obtain a very smooth optical surface.