A systematic study on the use of multifunctional nanodiamonds for neuritogenesis and super-resolution imaging

Biomaterials Research

Table 1 Comparisons of conjugated polymers, AIE luminophores and NDs as fluorescent probes

NP	Size	Photostability	Brightness	Biocompatibility	Potential for Multifunctionality	Ref
NDs	5–100 nm	Superior	High	High	High	[3839, 66]
Conventional conjugated polymers	10–100 nm	Limited	High	High	Limited	[67, 68]
AIE luminophores	2–100 nm	Superior	High	Low	Limited	[69, 70]

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