[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 …

Natural protein-templated fluorescent gold nanoclusters: Syntheses and applications

Y Guo, HTNN Amunyela, Y Cheng, Y Xie, H Yu, W Yao… - Food Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
For the past decades, the synthesis of metal nanoclusters has been a great interest for
research, for their unique physicochemical properties and great contributions to the catalytic …

Gold nanoclusters: An ultrasmall platform for multifaceted applications

S Kukreti, M Kaushik - Talanta, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) with a core size below 2 nm form an exciting class of
functional nano-materials with characteristic physical and chemical properties. The …

Fluorescent determination of cysteine and homocysteine via adjustable synthesis of flower-shaped covalent organic frameworks

Y Wang, J Chen, G Wang, Y Yu, J Wang… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Detection of cysteine (Cys) and homocysteine (Hcy) is very important for the early diagnosis
and prevention of related diseases. Herein, we propose a facile, green, room-temperature …

Protein-templated metal nanoclusters: molecular-like hybrids for biosensing, diagnostics and pharmaceutics

SCL Tan, Z He, G Wang, Y Yu, L Yang - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of proteins as biomolecular templates to synthesize atomically precise metal
nanoclusters has been gaining traction due to their appealing properties such as …

Metal nanocluster‐based devices: Challenges and opportunities: Nanoscience: Special Issue Dedicated to Professor Paul S. Weiss

L Chen, A Black, WJ Parak, C Klinke… - Aggregate, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically precise nanoclusters (NCs) with fascinating physicochemical characteristics
different from their nanoparticles (NPs) counterparts have gained increasing attention in …

Fluorescent gold nanoclusters for biosensor and bioimaging application

Y Bai, T Shu, L Su, X Zhang - Crystals, 2020 - mdpi.com
With the rapid development of materials technology, fluorescent gold nanoclusters (AuNCs)
are emerging as novel functional materials for diagnostic applications including the …

Colorimetric determination of cysteine based on inhibition of GSH-Au/Pt NCs as peroxidase mimic

JJ Li, D Qiao, SZ Yang, GJ Weng, J Zhu… - Spectrochimica Acta Part …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, we reported a facile and highly sensitive strategy for colorimetric detection of
cysteine (Cys) based on the inhibition of catalytic activity of bimetallic nanoclusters induced …

Fibrinogen-templated gold nanoclusters for fluorometric determination of cysteine and mercury (II)

Z Suo, X Hou, Z Hu, Y Liu, F Xing, L Feng - Microchimica Acta, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) using fibrinogen (FBG) protein as template are
fabricated via one-pot reduction strategy, and applied for fluorometric detections of cysteine …

Non-enzymatic detection of Cardiac Troponin− I using polyethylene imine-stabilized fluorescent gold nanoclusters

SM Anju, S Varghese, KA Merin, AI Shkhair… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the very high specificity and simplicity, antibody-based assays require high costs
and top-end preservation facilities to develop an efficient biosensor. We constructed “An …