Gold nanoclusters: imaging, therapy, and theranostic roles in biomedical applications

SM van de Looij, ER Hebels, M Viola… - Bioconjugate …, 2021 - ACS Publications
For the past two decades, atomic gold nanoclusters (AuNCs, ultrasmall clusters of several to
100 gold atoms, having a total diameter of< 2 nm) have emerged as promising agents in the …

Green synthesis of magnesium oxide nanoparticles and nanocomposites for photocatalytic antimicrobial, antibiofilm and antifungal applications

M Ramezani Farani, M Farsadrooh, I Zare, A Gholami… - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
Magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO NPs) have emerged as potential materials for various
biomedical applications due to their unique physicochemical properties, including …

Biomimetic metallic nanostructures for biomedical applications, catalysis, and beyond

MT Yaraki, S Zahed Nasab, I Zare… - Industrial & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nature has inspired scientists to develop green and sustainable nanomaterials with
biomimetic functions. Particularly, biomimetic metallic nanostructures (biometal NPs) with …

[HTML][HTML] Tailoring gold nanocluster properties for biomedical applications: from sensing to bioimaging and theranostics

SM Farkhani, P Dehghankelishadi, A Refaat… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gold nanomaterials have emerged as versatile systems which hold a great promise for
several biomedical applications. Among them, gold nanoclusters (AuNCs), ultra-small …

A NIR-II emissive polymer AIEgen for imaging-guided photothermal elimination of bacterial infection

Y Huang, D Li, D Wang, X Chen, L Ferreira… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of antibiotics resistance has made multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacterial
infection one of the most serious global health issues. Photothermal therapy (PTT) is an …

Heavy metals in contact dermatitis: A review

S Chamani, L Mobasheri, Z Rostami, I Zare… - Journal of Trace …, 2023 - Elsevier
Contact dermatitis is an inflammatory skin reaction caused by direct contact with chemical
substances in the environment and can either be irritant or allergic in nature. The clinical …

Bright future of gold nanoclusters in theranostics

A Cifuentes-Rius, VG Deepagan, J Xie… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Quantum-sized gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) are emerging as theranostic agents–those that
combine diagnostics and therapeutic properties–given their ultrasmall size< 3 nm, which …

Biomimetic crystallization for long-pursued–COOH-functionalized gold nanocluster with near-infrared phosphorescence

WD Tian, WD Si, S Havenridge, C Zhang, Z Wang… - Science Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
As an interdisciplinary product, water-soluble gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) stabilized by
ligands containing carboxyl (–COOH) group have garnered significant attention from …

Recent advances in gold nanoparticles-based biosensors for tuberculosis determination

R Eivazzadeh-Keihan, Z Saadatidizaji, M Mahdavi… - Talanta, 2024 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major killer diseases affecting lung parenchymal tissues.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the bacterium that causes it. It most commonly affects …

The multifarious applications of copper nanoclusters in biosensing and bioimaging and their translational role in early disease detection

K Babu Busi, M Palanivel, K Kanta Ghosh, W Basu Ball… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nanoclusters possess an ultrasmall size, amongst other favorable attributes, such as a high
fluorescence and long-term colloidal stability, and consequently, they carry several …