An overview on the current understanding of the photophysical properties of metal nanoclusters and their potential applications

S Maity, D Bain, A Patra - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Photophysics of atomically precise metal nanoclusters (MNCs) is an emerging area of
research due to their potential applications in optoelectronics, photovoltaics, sensing, bio …

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 …

Probing the interaction of bovine serum albumin with copper nanoclusters: realization of binding pathway different from protein corona

A Akhuli, D Chakraborty, AK Agrawal, M Sarkar - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
With an aim to understand the interaction mechanism of bovine serum albumin (BSA) with
copper nanoclusters (CuNCs), three different types CuNCs having chemically different …

Lighting up the gold nanoclusters via host–guest recognition for high-efficiency antibacterial performance and imaging

H Zhu, J Li, J Wang, E Wang - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2019 - ACS Publications
Au nanoclusters (Au NCs) with a unique size effect on the antibacterial performance provide
a promising nanoprobe for develo** an efficient nanomedicine. However, little progress …

Incorporation of molecular nanoparticles inside proteins: The trojan horse approach in theranostics

M Di Giosia, F Zerbetto, M Calvaresi - Accounts of Materials …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Molecular nanoparticles, MNPs, characterized by well-defined chemical
formulas, structures, and sizes can interact with a variety of proteins. Fullerenes, carboranes …

Tuning the optical properties of Au nanoclusters by designed proteins

E Lopez‐Martinez, D Gianolio… - Advanced Optical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) are nanomaterials with interesting photoluminescent properties
that can be endowed with biomolecular recognition and biocompatibility when stabilized …

Development of a near infrared Au–Ag bimetallic nanocluster for ultrasensitive detection of toxic Pb 2+ ions in vitro and inside cells

A Sannigrahi, S Chowdhury, I Nandi, D Sanyal… - Nanoscale …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Although the research activities pertaining to the synthesis of fluorescent noble metal
nanoclusters (NCs) and their applications in biological optics have been growing, only …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of noble metal nanostructure-serum albumin interactions in 2D and 3D systems: Thermodynamics and possible mechanisms

D Ungor, Á Juhász, N Varga, E Csapó - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this review, we clearly highlight the importance of the detailed study of the interactions
between noble metal colloids (nanoparticles (NPs) and nanoclusters (NCs)) with serum …

Copper Nanoclusters as an Effective Enzyme Inhibitor on the Activity Modulation of α-Chymotrypsin

A Akhuli, D Chakraborty, N Preeyanka… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The present work is undertaken with an objective to find out the suitability of CuNCs on the
activity modulation of a model enzyme, α chymotrypsin (α-ChT). This work also aims to …