Topics on Diamond as a Functional Material

Diamond as Functional Material for Bioelectronics and Biotechnology

Understanding the interaction between the biological environment (tissues, cells, proteins, electrolytes, etc.) and a solid surface is crucial for biomedical applications such as bio-sensors, bio-electronics, tissue engineering and the optimization of implant materials. Cells, the cornerstones of living tissue, perceive their surroundings and subsequently modify it by producing extracellular ma...

DNA Sensors with Diamond as a Promising Alternative Transducer Material

Bio-electronics is a scientific field coupling the achievements in biology with electronics to obtain higher sensitivity, specificity and speed. Biosensors have played a pivotal role, and many have become established in the clinical and scientific world. They need to be sensitive, specific, fast and cheap. Electrochemical biosensors are most frequently cited in literature, often in the context ...

Ultrananocrystalline Diamond as Material for Surface Acoustic Wave Devices

Diamond thin films: a 21st-century material

Diamond has some of the most extreme physical properties of any material, yet its practical use in science or engineering has been limited due its scarcity and expense. With the recent development of techniques for depositing thin films of diamond on a variety of substrate materials, we now have the ability to exploit these superlative properties in many new and exciting applications. In this p...

Production of Functional Cooked Sausage by Mentha piperita Essential Oil as a Natural Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Material

Background: Natural antioxidants with plant origin are incorporated to foods in the forms of essential oils or extracts. They can retard lipid oxidation and control spoilage bacteria in foodstuffs (e.g. meat products). Objective: This work was aimed to evaluate the effect of nitrite partial replacement with Mentha piperita essential oil (MPEO) on oxidative, microbial and sensory properties of...