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. 2016 Sep;14(3):130–141. doi: 10.15171/ijb.1320

Table 1. Ligands used to modify the surface of NDs .

Ligands Applications References
Carboxylic acid Adsorption of mycotoxins, aflatoxin B1 and ochratoxin A (57,58)
Benzoyl peroxide and dicarboxylic acid Binding anticancer drugs (59)
Fluorine Development of ND based bioconjugates for labeling, drug delivery and other applications (60-63)
Lysine Development of non-viral vectors for transferring genetic materials across cellular membranes (64,65)
Alkyl lithium, ethylenediamine, glycine ethyl ester generated alkyl Biolabelling and specific binding of drugs for efficient drug delivery Enzyme immobilization (47)
Glutaraldehyde Chemical applications (66)
Thiolated Therapeutic and drug delivery applications (67)
CO, OH, and NH-groups Binding protein drug with excellent drug release properties (68-70)
N,O-carboxymethyl chitosan Production of highly dispersed suspensions of detonated NDs in polar media directly from dry powders (71)
Hydrocarbon and Perfluorobutyl radical Chemical applications (72,73)
Hydrogenation and hydroxylation Analytical applications (58)
Hydrogen Integration of epoxy polymer composites for corrosion resistant coatings, as well as biomedical applications by attaching complex molecules such as (74,59)
Chlorine, Glycine proteins and DNA (47)