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

SM Farkhani, P Dehghankelishadi, A Refaat… - Progress in Materials …, 2024 - Elsevier
Gold nanomaterials have emerged as versatile systems which hold a great promise for
several biomedical applications. Among them, gold nanoclusters (AuNCs)—ultra-small …

Modulating the photodynamic modality of Au 22 nanoclusters through surface conjugation of arginine for promoted healing of bacteria-infected wounds

X Dou, S Saalah, CK Chiam, J Xie, CS Sipaut - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing novel antibacterial agents without drug resistance is highly desired but
challenging. In this study, an Au nanocluster (NC)-based photodynamic antibacterial agent …

Seeing the Supracolloidal Assemblies in 3D: Unraveling High-Resolution Structures Using Electron Tomography

Nonappa - ACS Materials Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging has revolutionized modern materials
science, nanotechnology, and structural biology. Its ability to provide information about …

Assemble–Disassemble–Reassemble Dynamics in Copper Nanocluster-Based Superstructures

S Agrawal, S Rai, P Mahato, A Ali… - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Assembling metal nanoclusters (MNCs) to form superstructures generates exciting
photophysical properties distinct from those of their discrete precursors. Controlling the …

Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production Using In‐Situ Polymerized Gold Nanocluster Assemblies

D Bera, S Mahata, M Biswas, K Kumari, S Rakshit… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Gold nanoparticles (NPs) are widely recognized as co‐catalysts in semiconductor
photocatalysis for enhancing hydrogen production efficiency, but they are often overlooked …

Tailoring the photoluminescence of AIE-type gold nanoclusters via biomineralization-inspired polymorphism

S Mahata, SR Sahoo, A Mukhopadhyay, K Kumari… - Nanoscale, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
Tailoring the aggregation-induced emission (AIE) characteristics of well-defined metal
nanoclusters (MNCs) is highly sought after for numerous practical applications. Studies have …

Chitosan/nanoclusters membrane-based sensors with antibacterial properties for rapid detection of bacterial viability and food preservation

N Gao, X Wang, J Tian, Y Wang, G Ling, P Zhang - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
In this work, copper nanoclusters (CuNCs) with tiny particle sizes were successfully obtained
by a template-assisted synthesis approach. The interfacial interaction energies of cysteine …

Papain functionalized Prussian blue nanozyme colloids of triple enzymatic function

A Voros, TG Halmagyi, S Saringer, V Hornok… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Prussian blue nanozymes were surface engineered with papain enzyme to develop
processable nanoparticle dispersions with antioxidant and hydrolytic activities for …

Lithium-electroactive peroxidase-like MnO2 nanomaterials as an ultrasensitive and selective sensing platform for carcinogenic 3,3′-diaminobenzidine and high …

SR Hormozi Jangi - Chemical Papers, 2024 - Springer
In this study, the lithium-electroactive peroxidase-like MnO2 nanomaterials were utilized as
ultrasensitive and selective sensing platforms for carcinogenic 3, 3′-diaminobenzidine and …