The biocompatibility of materials is the determining factor for them to be applied in biomedical areas. Nanodiamond (ND) has gained increasing interest in this area due to its biocompatibility, ease of surface functionalization and excellent mechanical performance. ND has been widely used to reinforce biopolymers, and the resultant biocomposites have found applications in bone tissue engineering, chemotherapeutic drug delivery, and wound healing. Fluorescent ND, when combined with biopolymers, is serving for bioimaging and sensing applications. Herein, we contribute a description of ND, recent trends in its adoption for biopolymers, functionalization methods, amalgamation techniques of ND with biopolymers, potential applications of these composites in the biomedical field and future perspectives.

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复合材料中的纳米金刚石：生物医学应用。

材料的生物相容性是其应用于生物医学领域的决定性因素。纳米金刚石 (ND) 由于其生物相容性、易于表面功能化和优异的机械性能而在该领域受到越来越多的关注。ND 已被广泛用于增强生物聚合物，由此产生的生物复合材料已在骨组织工程、化学治疗药物递送和伤口愈合中得到应用。荧光 ND 与生物聚合物结合使用时，可用于生物成像和传感应用。在此，我们对 ND、其在生物聚合物中采用的最新趋势、功能化方法、ND 与生物聚合物的融合技术、这些复合材料在生物医学领域的潜在应用和未来前景进行了描述。