Table 3.
Patents granted for Nanodiamonds as drug delivery system.
| S.No. | Patent No./Application No. | Title | Research work done |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | US 20100129457A1 | Nanodiamonds enhanced drugs | Efficacy of drugs like analgesics, cholesterol reducing drugs and other substances are increased by attaching them (covalently) and the functional groups to nanodiamond surface [102]. |
| 2. | US 8753614 B2 | Nanodiamond UV protectant formulations | A cosmetic or sunscreen preparation comprising diamond nanoparticle in a physiologically compatible medium was prepared [103]. |
| 3. | US 9227089 B1 | Skin treatment for promoting hair growth | Nanodiamond is used as a mineral carrier for infusing the blood product composition [104]. |
| 4. | US 20100305309 A1 | Nanodiamond particle complexes | Soluble complexes of nanodiamond particles and therapeutic agents like insoluble therapeutics, anthracycline, tetracycline compounds, nucleic acids, proteins, etc were prepared [105]. |
| 5. | US 7294340 B2 | Healthcare and cosmetic compositions containing nanodiamond | Compositions like deodorants, toothpastes, shampoos, antibiotics, dermal strips, DNA test strips, skin cleansers were explored [106]. |
| 6. | US 9248383 B2 | Composite materials containing nanoparticles and their use in chromatography | Porous inorganic/organic hybrid particles were embedded with nanoparticles selected from oxides or nitrides [107] |
| 7. | US 9283657 B2 | Method of making a diamond particle suspension and method of making a polycrystalline diamond article therefrom | Polycrystalline diamond compact was formed using substantially homogeneous suspension of nanodiamond particles and microdiamond particles [108]. |
| 8. | US 8888736 B2 | High shear application in medical therapy | Method comprising mixing a therapeutic gas or a therapeutic liquid or a combination thereof and a liquid carrier in a high shear device to produce a dispersion [109]. |
| 9. | US 8293216 B2 | Cleaning oral care compositions | An oral care composition comprising a fused silica abrasive offering improved cleaning [110]. |
| 10. | US 7569205 B1 | Nanodiamond fractional and the products thereof | Nanodiamonds were processed to fractionate the detonation nanodiamonds, forming a combination of detonation nanodiamonds and a solvent [111]. |