[HTML][HTML] Nanotechnology in tumor biomarker detection: The potential of liganded nanoclusters as nonlinear optical contrast agents for molecular diagnostics of cancer

GF Combes, AM Vučković, M Perić Bakulić, R Antoine… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The key factor in preventing premature death from cancer is an early and
accurate diagnosis. While common diagnostic procedures are successful in the detection …

Metal nanoclusters as biomaterials for bioapplications: atomic precision as the next goal

J Yang, F Yang, C Zhang, X He, R Jin - ACS Materials Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Noble metal nanoclusters (NCs) have emerged as a new class of nanomaterials which have
great potential in bioapplications. Due to their ultrasmall size and versatile surface …

Control over ligand-exchange positions of thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters using steric repulsion of protecting ligands

W Suzuki, R Takahata, Y Chiga… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Organic ligands on gold nanoclusters play important roles in regulating the structures of gold
cores. However, the impact of the number and positions of the protecting ligands on gold …

[HTML][HTML] Controlling the Chemistry of Nanoclusters: From Atomic Precision to Controlled Assembly

S Basu, A Paul, R Antoine - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metal nanoclusters have gained prominence in nanomaterials sciences, owing to their
atomic precision, structural regularity, and unique chemical composition. Additionally, the …

[HTML][HTML] Photoluminescence of the Au38(SR)26 nanocluster comprises three radiative processes

L Luo, Z Liu, X Du, R Jin - Communications Chemistry, 2023 - nature.com
Photoluminescence of ultrasmall, atomically precise gold nanoclusters constitutes an area of
significant interest in recent years for both fundamental research and biological applications …

[HTML][HTML] The emergence of mass spectrometry for characterizing nanomaterials. Atomically precise nanoclusters and beyond

C Comby-Zerbino, X Dagany, F Chirot, P Dugourd… - Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Mass spectrometry (MS) is widely used in molecular science, and is now emerging as a
characterization technique for ultra-small nanoparticles. In the field of atomically precise …

Tailoring the NIR‐II Photoluminescence of Single Thiolated Au25 Nanoclusters by Selective Binding to Proteins**

F Bertorelle, KD Wegner… - … A European Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically precise gold nanoclusters are a fascinating class of nanomaterials that exhibit
molecule‐like properties and have outstanding photoluminescence (PL). Their ultrasmall …

[HTML][HTML] Open questions on proteins interacting with nanoclusters

R Antoine, D Maysinger, L Sancey… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Interfacing ultrasmall metal nanoclusters (NCs) with proteins can present a dual opportunity:
proteins can be used for protecting NCs, and the surface ligands of NCs may interact with …

[HTML][HTML] First-principles modelling of the new generation of subnanometric metal clusters: Recent case studies

MP de Lara-Castells - Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The very recent development of highly selective techniques making possible the synthesis
and experimental characterization of subnanometric (subnanometer-sized) metal clusters …

Crown ether-capped gold nanoclusters as a multimodal platform for bioimaging

P Obstarczyk, A Pniakowska, Nonappa… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The distinct polarity of biomolecule surfaces plays a pivotal role in their biochemistry and
functions as it is involved in numerous processes, such as folding, aggregation, or …