Luminescent metal nanoclusters: Biosensing strategies and bioimaging applications

Y Xiao, Z Wu, Q Yao, J Xie - Aggregate, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Metal nanoclusters (MNCs) are ultrasmall metal‐organic aggregates, composed of a metal
core less than 2 nm and a protecting shell of metal‐organic ligand motifs. The controlled …

Metal nanoclusters: novel probes for diagnostic and therapeutic applications

Y Tao, M Li, J Ren, X Qu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal nanoclusters, composed of several to a few hundred metal atoms, have received
worldwide attention due to their extraordinary physical and chemical characteristics …

Gold doping of silver nanoclusters: a 26‐Fold enhancement in the luminescence quantum yield

G Soldan, MA Aljuhani, MS Bootharaju… - Angewandte …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
A high quantum yield (QY) of photoluminescence (PL) in nanomaterials is necessary for a
wide range of applications. Unfortunately, the weak PL and moderate stability of atomically …

Optical molecular imaging for tumor detection and image-guided surgery

C Wang, Z Wang, T Zhao, Y Li, G Huang, BD Sumer… - Biomaterials, 2018 - Elsevier
We have witnessed rapid development of fluorescence molecular imaging of solid tumors for
cancer diagnosis and image-guided surgery in the past decade. Many biomarkers unique to …

Tracking tumor heterogeneity and progression with near‐infrared II fluorophores

Q Xin, H Ma, H Wang, XD Zhang - Exploration, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heterogeneous cells are the main feature of tumors with unique genetic and phenotypic
characteristics, which can stimulate differentially the progression, metastasis, and drug …

Anti-cancer green bionanomaterials: present status and future prospects

H Barabadi, M Ovais, ZK Shinwari… - … Chemistry Letters and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer is one of the most common health problems responsible for outnumbered deaths
worldwide. Nanomedicine plays an important role in developing alternative and more …

Recent advances in biomedical applications of fluorescent gold nanoclusters

Y Zheng, L Lai, W Liu, H Jiang, X Wang - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2017 - Elsevier
Fluorescent gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) are emerging as novel fluorescent materials and
have attracted more and more attention in the field of biolabeling, biosensing, bioimaging …

Next generation NIR fluorophores for tumor imaging and fluorescence-guided surgery: A review

A Haque, MSH Faizi, JA Rather, MS Khan - Bioorganic & medicinal …, 2017 - Elsevier
Cancer is a group of diseases responsible for the major causes of mortality and morbidity
among people of all ages. Even though medical sciences have made enormous growth …

Gold nanoclusters for biomedical applications: toward in vivo studies

E Porret, X Le Guével, JL Coll - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In parallel with the rapidly growing and widespread use of nanomedicine in the clinic, we
are also witnessing the development of so-called theranostic agents that combine diagnostic …

Bio-NCs–the marriage of ultrasmall metal nanoclusters with biomolecules

N Goswami, K Zheng, J Xie - Nanoscale, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Ultrasmall metal nanoclusters (NCs) have attracted increasing attention due to their
fascinating physicochemical properties. Today, functional metal NCs are finding growing …