Poster Award for Viktor Merz

In the framework of his PhD studies Viktor Merz investigates functionalized diamond nanomaterials for biomedical applications under the guidance of Prof. Anke Krueger. At the international Diamond Workshop in Hasselt (Belgium) Viktor Merz convinced the jury with his poster on zwitterion functionalized nanodiamond materials. This novel surface modification not only induces enhanced colloidal stability of the nanoparticles in physiological media, but also efficiently prevents the formation of a non-specifically bound protein corona at the surface of the nanoparticles. This is one of the major prerequisites for the application of nanodiamond particles in imaging and targeted drug delivery applications. .