Atomically precise clusters of noble metals: emerging link between atoms and nanoparticles

I Chakraborty, T Pradeep - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Atomically precise pieces of matter of nanometer dimensions composed of noble metals are
new categories of materials with many unusual properties. Over 100 molecules of this kind …

Protein-protected metal nanoclusters as diagnostic and therapeutic platforms for biomedical applications

I Zare, DM Chevrier, A Cifuentes-Rius, N Moradi… - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of protein templates for the controlled synthesis of inorganic nanostructures has
gained considerable attention in multidisciplinary fields, including electronics, optics …

Metal–organic framework-derived bimetallic NiFe selenide electrocatalysts with multiple phases for efficient oxygen evolution reaction

Y Guo, C Zhang, J Zhang, K Dastafkan… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The development of efficient and stable transition bimetallic chalcogenides to replace
precious metal electrocatalysts for alkaline oxygen evolution reaction (OER) remains an …

Pressure-induced phase transformation, reversible amorphization, and anomalous visible light response in organolead bromide perovskite

Y Wang, X Lü, W Yang, T Wen, L Yang… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Hydrostatic pressure, as an alternative of chemical pressure to tune the crystal structure and
physical properties, is a significant technique for novel function material design and …

Fluorescent gold nanoclusters for selective detection of dopamine in cerebrospinal fluid

S Govindaraju, SR Ankireddy, B Viswanath, J Kim… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Since the last two decades, protein conjugated fluorescent gold nanoclusters (NCs) owe
much attention in the field of medical and nanobiotechnology due to their excellent photo …

Advances in bovine serum albumin-protected gold nanoclusters: From understanding the formation mechanisms to biological applications

L Chen, M Gharib, Y Zeng, S Roy, CK Nandi… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Fluorescent gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) have become a promising material in
nanobiotechnology due to their smaller size, fluorescence properties, and biocompatibility …

Sensitive detection of alkaline phosphatase by switching on gold nanoclusters fluorescence quenched by pyridoxal phosphate

MI Halawa, W Gao, M Saqib, SA Kitte, F Wu… - Biosensors and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, we designed highly sensitive and selective luminescent detection method for
alkaline phosphatase using bovine serum albumin functionalized gold nanoclusters (BSA …

Fluorescence enhancement for noble metal nanoclusters

D Li, Z Chen, X Mei - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2017 - Elsevier
Noble metal nanoclusters have attracted great attentions in the area of fluorescence related
applications due to their special properties such as low toxicity, excellent photostability and …

A Gold Nanocage/Cluster Hybrid Structure for Whole‐Body Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography Imaging, EGFR Inhibitor Delivery, and Photothermal Therapy

C Zhan, Y Huang, G Lin, S Huang, F Zeng, S Wu - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Gold nanocages (AuNCs) and gold nanoclusters (AuClusters) are two classes of
advantageous nanostructures with special optical properties, and many other attractive …

Bovine serum albumin decorated gold nanoclusters: A fluorescence-based nanoprobe for detection of intracellular hydrogen peroxide

V Jain, S Bhagat, S Singh - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2021 - Elsevier
Gold nanoclusters are well studied due to their facile synthesis, biocompatibility, limited
photobleaching, and bright fluorescence properties. Monitoring the reactive oxygen species …