Nanozymes in bionanotechnology: from sensing to therapeutics and beyond

X Wang, Y Hu, H Wei - Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
In the past few decades, researchers have developed lots of artificial enzymes with various
materials to mimic the structures and functions of natural enzymes. Recently, nanozymes …

Protein-protected luminescent noble metal quantum clusters: an emerging trend in atomic cluster nanoscience

PL Xavier, K Chaudhari, A Baksi, T Pradeep - Nano reviews, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Noble metal quantum clusters (NMQCs) are the missing link between isolated noble metal
atoms and nanoparticles. NMQCs are sub-nanometer core sized clusters composed of a …

Engineering ultrasmall water-soluble gold and silver nanoclusters for biomedical applications

Z Luo, K Zheng, J Xie - Chemical communications, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Gold and silver nanoclusters or Au/Ag NCs with core sizes smaller than 2 nm have been an
attractive frontier of nanoparticle research because of their unique physicochemical …

Green Synthesized Silver and Gold Nanoparticles for Colorimetric Detection of Hg2+, Pb2+, and Mn2+ in Aqueous Medium

M Annadhasan, T Muthukumarasamyvel… - ACS Sustainable …, 2014 - ACS Publications
In this study, we report a simple and green method for the synthesis of l-tyrosine-stabilized
silver (AgNPs) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in aqueous medium under ambient sunlight …

Ultrafast synthesis of carbon quantum dots from fenugreek seeds using microwave plasma enhanced decomposition: application of C-QDs to grow fluorescent protein …

A Dager, A Baliyan, S Kurosu, T Maekawa… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Herein, we present the rapid synthesis of mono-dispersed carbon quantum dots (C-QDs) via
a single-step microwave plasma-enhanced decomposition (MPED) process. Highly …

A dual-emission fluorescent nanocomplex of gold-cluster-decorated silica particles for live cell imaging of highly reactive oxygen species

T Chen, Y Hu, Y Cen, X Chu, Y Lu - Journal of the American …, 2013 - ACS Publications
A novel nanocomplex displaying single-excitation and dual-emission fluorescent properties
has been developed through a crown-like assembly of dye-encapsulated silica particles …

Investigation of ellagic acid rich-berry extracts directed silver nanoparticles synthesis and their antimicrobial properties with potential mechanisms towards …

S Ekrikaya, E Yilmaz, C Celik, S Demirbuga… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The essential goals of this present study are to elucidate the formation mechanism of ellagic
acid rich-blackberry, BBE,(Rubus fruticosus L.) and raspberry, RBE,(Rubus idaeus L.) …

Gold/alpha-lactalbumin nanoprobes for the imaging and treatment of breast cancer

J Yang, T Wang, L Zhao, VK Rajasekhar… - Nature biomedical …, 2020 - nature.com
Theranostic agents should ideally be renally cleared and biodegradable. Here, we report
the synthesis, characterization and theranostic applications of fluorescent ultrasmall gold …

Catalase Nanocrystals Loaded with Methylene Blue as Oxygen Self‐Supplied, Imaging‐Guided Platform for Photodynamic Therapy of Hypoxic Tumors

R Zhou, TY Ohulchanskyy, H Xu, R Ziniuk, J Qu - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a well‐known method for cancer therapy in the clinic.
However, the inherent hypoxia microenvironment of solid tumors enormously restricts the …

Understanding the evolution of luminescent gold quantum clusters in protein templates

K Chaudhari, PL Xavier, T Pradeep - ACS nano, 2011 - ACS Publications
We show that the time-dependent biomineralization of Au3+ by native lactoferrin (NLf) and
bovine serum albumin (BSA) resulting in near-infrared (NIR) luminescent gold quantum …