Study of the magnetic properties of functional nanodiamonds

Operation co-funded by EU cohesion policy (European Social Fund (ESF)) under the programme EU Structural Funds Investments - LT - ERDF/ESF/CF/YEI (2014LT16MAOP001), managing authority: Finansų ministerija. The source names no beneficiary for this operation. Location: Vilnius County (NUTS LT011); Lithuania. Budget: total eligible expenditure EUR 53,845.79; EU co-financing EUR 53,845.79 (co-financing rate 100%), as stated by the source. Runs 2017-12-04 to 2020-01-03. Source: Kohesio, EU cohesion policy projects managed by national and regional authorities (not CORDIS); selected because its summary names quantum technology. Summary from Kohesio (English machine translation by the source): Nanodiamonds (ND) — diamond nanoparticles of approximately one to tens of nanometres — have the following characteristics: exceptional biocompatibility, high transport capacity and a wide variety of surface functional groups. Studies show that ND-drug derivatives significantly improve the effectiveness of the destruction of even particularly refractory tumours compared to the efficacy of ND-free drugs. In addition, they significantly reduce the negative side effects of drugs on healthy cells and tissues. One of the drawbacks of the use of NDs is the difficulty to track their localisation and movement in vivo, which limits the ability to monitor the course of long-term treatment. In vivo monitoring using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a non-invasive technology that does not emit high contrast and harmful ionising radiation, requires the attachment of contrast agents to the ND surface. The most commonly used gadolinium-based contrast agents allow to achieve the necessary luminance and contrast for clinical imaging, but they are toxic. The latest study reveals that Overhauser-based MRI (OMRI) can generally be used to monitor and track NDs in vivo without the use of contrast agents. But this requires ND to have appropriate magnetic properties, so the aim of this project is to explore functional ND magnetic properties in order to assess their potential for innovative biomedical imaging. The theoretical modelling of NDs functionalised by benzoic acid and aniline groups will be performed in quantum chemistry packs using dense functional theory articulated. The study carried out will make it possible to determine the appropriateness of the magnetic properties of the NDs at issue for monitoring the transport of OMRI-based medicinal products, which in turn may provide very valuable information about the treatment process.

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AI-assisted summary: The study focuses on the magnetic properties of functional nanodiamonds, which are diamond nanoparticles with notable biocompatibility and transport capacity. It was co-funded by the EU with a budget of EUR 53,845.79, running from December 2017 to January 2020 in Vilnius County, Lithuania. Suggested technology pillar: sensing. Generated by AI from the public source text; it may contain errors and the original source is authoritative.