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Hardness : the hardest among naturally occurring substances
Wear resistance : 10-fold enhancement
Friction resistance : 0.03 (friction coefficient)
Corrosion resistance : 4-fold enhancement
Large specific surface area : 300m²/cm²
Excellent thermal conductivity : 2,400 W/m·K
Extremely low thermal expansion, Electrical insulation, Absorption of IR/UV, Biologically compatible
Nanodiamonds can be utilized in an infinite variety of applications because of their valuable intrinsic and easily tunable properties such as their small sizes in nm range, various surface functional groups, excellent dispersibility, zeta potential, and amorphous carbons, etc. In particular, there are numerous functional groups (-COOH, -OH, -CO, -NH₂, etc.) on the surface of ND, which enables a number of applications by making physical/chemical bonds with various kinds of molecules.