Silk coat for diamonds makes sleek new imaging, drug delivery tool

Monday, January 27, 2014 - 22:32 in Physics & Chemistry

Silk and diamonds aren't just for ties and jewelry anymore. They're ingredients for a new kind of tiny glowing particle that could provide doctors and researchers with a novel technique for biological imaging and drug delivery. A team of researchers describes this new hybrid diamond-silk material in a paper published.

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