Aggregation-induced emission-active nanostructures: beyond biomedical applications

MH Chua, KLO Chin, XJ Loh, Q Zhu, J Xu - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
The discovery of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) phenomenon in 2001 has had a
significant impact on materials development across different research disciplines. AIE-active …

Size and charge effects of metal nanoclusters on antibacterial mechanisms

HT Draviana, I Fitriannisa, M Khafid… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Nanomaterials, specifically metal nanoclusters (NCs), are gaining attention as a promising
class of antibacterial agents. Metal NCs exhibit antibacterial properties due to their …

Charge modulation over atomically precise metal nanoclusters via non-conjugated polymers for photoelectrochemical water oxidation

Y Xiao, QL Mo, G Wu, K Wang, XZ Ge, SR Xu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Atomically precise metal nanoclusters (NCs) have emerged as a pivotal sector of metal
nanomaterials due to their unique atomic stacking mode, quantum confinement effect and …

Recent advances in aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-based chemosensors for the detection of organic small molecules

MH Chua, BYK Hui, KLO Chin, Q Zhu, X Liu… - Materials Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The discovery of the aggregation-induced emission (AIE) phenomenon in certain classes of
organic molecules has revolutionized our understanding of the photoluminescence …

Luminescent wearable biosensors based on gold nanocluster networks for “turn-on” detection of Uric acid, glucose and alcohol in sweat

Z Zhou, T Shu, Y Sun, H Si, P Peng, L Su… - Biosensors and …, 2021 - Elsevier
From the difficulty of awareness of abnormal concentrations of biochemical indexes in
people's daily life come wearable sensing technologies. Recently, luminescent wearable …

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 …

Encapsulation of gold nanoclusters: stabilization and more

B Casteleiro, JMG Martinho, JPS Farinha - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Gold nanoparticles with only a few atoms, known as gold nanoclusters (AuNCs), have
dimensions below 2 nm and feature singular properties such as size dependent …

Assembly-Induced Emission of Copper Nanoclusters: Revealing the Sensing Mechanism for Detection of Volatile Basic Nitrogen in Seafood Freshness On-Site …

C Zhou, DW Sun, J Ma, A Qin, BZ Tang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N) is a vital indicator for assessing seafood freshness and
edibility. Rapid on-site detection of volatile basic nitrogen (VBN) is of significant importance …

Nucleic acid-driven aggregation-induced emission of Au nanoclusters for visualizing telomerase activity in living cells and in vivo

X Ran, Z Wang, F Pu, E Ju, J Ren, X Qu - Materials Horizons, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Visual monitoring of telomerase activity in living cancer cells and in vivo is essential for
clinical diagnosis and treatment. However, most detection methods were performed in vitro …

Solvent-induced self-assembly of copper nanoclusters for white light emitting diodes

S Zhou, S Zhang, H Li, D Sun, J Zhang… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
As a type of luminescent material, copper nanoclusters (Cu NCs) are widely concerned
because of their low cost, nontoxicity, and outstanding biocompatibility. However, research …