Engineering luminescent metal nanoclusters for sensing applications

S Qian, Z Wang, Z Zuo, X Wang, Q Wang… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metal nanoclusters (MNCs) have ultrasmall size (≤ 3 nm), precise molecular structure,
strong luminescence, size-sensitive physicochemical properties, engineerable metallic …

Current approaches for the exploration of antimicrobial activities of nanoparticles

NA Rosli, YH Teow, E Mahmoudi - Science and technology of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Infectious diseases of bacterial and viral origins contribute to substantial mortality worldwide.
Collaborative efforts have been underway between academia and the industry to develop …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of Phoma sp. Biomass as an Endophytic Fungus for Synthesis of Extracellular Gold Nanoparticles with Antibacterial and Antifungal Properties

M Soltani Nejad, N Samandari Najafabadi, S Aghighi… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of our study was to examine the different concentrations of AuNPs as a new
antimicrobial substance to control the pathogenic activity. The extracellular synthesis of …

Biomolecule-protected gold nanoclusters: synthesis and biomedical applications

D Hao, X Zhang, R Su, Y Wang, W Qi - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) consist of a few to several hundred gold atoms with a core size
of less than 2 nm. Gold nanoclusters are among the most stable metal nanoclusters and …

Interactions of cationic gold nanoclusters with serum proteins and effects on their cellular responses

M Wen, Y Li, W Zhong, Q Li, L Cao, L Tan… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cationic nanoparticles (NPs) have shown great potential in biological applications owing to
their distinct features such as favorable cellular internalization and easy binding to …

High-throughput colorimetric analysis of nanoparticle–protein interactions based on the enzyme-mimic properties of nanoparticles

M Wen, J Li, W Zhong, J Xu, S Qu, H Wei… - Analytical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
While an in-depth understanding of the biological behavior of engineered nanoparticles
(NPs) is of great importance for their various applications, it remains challenging to …

pH-Switchable phenylalanine-templated copper nanoclusters: CO 2 probing and efficient peroxidase mimicking activity

S Shekhar, R Sarker, P Mahato, S Agrawal… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Inter-cluster conversion through the strategic tuning of external stimuli and thereby
modulation of the optical properties of metal nanoclusters (MNCs) is an emerging domain for …

Time Evolution of Ultrasmall Gold Nanoparticle–Protein Interactions

AF Lima, VS Guido, N Mina, RJS Torquato, AA Sousa - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
To date, much effort has been devoted toward the study of protein corona formation onto
large gold nanoparticles (GNPs). However, the protein corona concept breaks down for …

Multiscale Bioresponses of Metal Nanoclusters

Y Shi, Z Wu, M Qi, C Liu, W Dong, W Sun… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Metal nanoclusters (NCs) are well‐recognized novel nano‐agents that hold great promise
for applications in nanomedicine because of their ultrafine size, low toxicity, and high renal …

Ultrastructure and Surface Composition of Glutathione-Terminated Ultrasmall Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Alloyed Silver–Platinum Nanoparticles (2 nm)

N Wolff, K Loza, M Heggen, T Schaller… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Alloyed ultrasmall silver–platinum nanoparticles (molar ratio Ag: Pt= 50: 50) were prepared
and compared to pure silver, platinum, and gold nanoparticles, all with a metallic core …