Diamondoid naphthenic acids cause in vivo genetic damage in gills and haemocytes of marine mussels

Diamondoids are polycyclic saturated hydrocarbons that possess a cage-like carbon skeleton approaching that of diamond. These ‘nano-diamonds’ are used in a range of industries including nanotechnologies and biomedicine. Diamondoids were thought to be highly resistant to degradation, but their presum...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dissanayake, A., Scarlett, Alan, Jha, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42362