Self-assembled metal nanoclusters: Driving forces and structural correlation with optical properties

S Kolay, D Bain, S Maity, A Devi, A Patra, R Antoine - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Studies on self-assembly of metal nanoclusters (MNCs) are an emerging field of research
owing to their significant optical properties and potential applications in many areas …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Insights into the Impact of Gold Nanoclusters Au10SG10 on Human Microglia

D Maysinger, Z Sanader Maršić… - ACS Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The purpose of the current study is to uncover the impact of small liganded gold
nanoclusters with 10 gold atoms and 10 glutathione ligands (Au10SG10) on several …

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 …

Tau-and α-synuclein-targeted gold nanoparticles: applications, opportunities, and future outlooks in the diagnosis and therapy of neurodegenerative diseases

A Tapia-Arellano, P Cabrera, E Cortés-Adasme… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The use of nanomaterials in medicine offers multiple opportunities to address
neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. These diseases …

Anti-amyloid nanoclusters for the treatment of brain hazards associated with incurable neurodegenerative diseases

D Li, Z Wang, B Kumari, X Mei, ZY Wang - Materials Today Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease
(AD) have no cure and pose a serious threat to human health. The accumulated amyloid has …

Functionalized Gold Nanoclusters Promote Stress Response in COS‐7 Cells

DP Linklater, X Le Guével, E Kosyer… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ultrasmall gold nanoclusters (AuNC) show great promise for application in theranostics due
to their unique optical and physicochemical properties; however, the associated …

Sensitive determination of tobramycin using homocystine capped gold nanoclusters as probe by second-order scattering

X Chen, D Liu, H Wu, J Ji, Z Xue, S Feng - Spectrochimica Acta Part A …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel photoluminescent Hcy-AuNCs has been developed through one-pot reduction
method, to establish a tobramycin sensing by second-order scattering (SOS). Hcy-AuNCs …