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 …

Catalytic nanomaterials toward atomic levels for biomedical applications: from metal clusters to single-atom catalysts

Y Fan, S Liu, Y Yi, H Rong, J Zhang - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Single-atom catalysts (SACs) featuring the complete atomic utilization of metal, high-efficient
catalytic activity, superior selectivity, and excellent stability have been emerged as a frontier …

Gold nanomaterials at work in biomedicine

X Yang, M Yang, B Pang, M Vara, Y **a - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Gold is a precious metal with a characteristic bright and beautiful hue known as the golden
yellow color.(1) As of 2012, a total of 174,100 tons of Au has been mined in human history …

Gold nanoparticles for in vitro diagnostics

W Zhou, X Gao, D Liu, X Chen - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
IVD test is a crucial component of clinical care that performs a diagnostic test on biological
samples that have been taken from a living body, such as blood, urine, and tissue.(1) Such …

Aptamer-based nanobiosensors

YS Kim, NHA Raston, MB Gu - Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2016 - Elsevier
It has been more than two decades since aptamer and the systematic evolution of ligands by
exponential enrichment (SELEX) method were discovered by Larry Gold and Andrew …

Ultra-small fluorescent metal nanoclusters: synthesis and biological applications

L Shang, S Dong, GU Nienhaus - Nano today, 2011 - Elsevier
Recent advances in nanotechnology have given rise to a new class of fluorescent labels,
fluorescent metal nanoclusters, eg, Au and Ag. These nanoclusters are of significant interest …

Fluorescent gold nanoclusters: recent advances in sensing and imaging

LY Chen, CW Wang, Z Yuan, HT Chang - Analytical chemistry, 2015 - ACS Publications
Fluorescent gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) or nanodots (NDs) with sizes smaller than 3 nm are
a specific type of gold nanomaterials. In this review, Au NCs are used to represent …

Functional nucleic acid sensors

J Liu, Z Cao, Y Lu - Chemical reviews, 2009 - ACS Publications
Sensors are devices that respond to physical or chemical stimuli and produce detectable
signals. 1r4 They are a critical extension of human perception of the world in many aspects …

Functionalized gold nanoparticles: synthesis, properties and applications—a review

S Alex, A Tiwari - Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 2015 - ingentaconnect.com
The past few decades have witnessed significant advances in the development of
functionalized gold nanoparticles for applications in various fields such as chemistry …

Noble metal clusters: applications in energy, environment, and biology

A Mathew, T Pradeep - Particle & Particle Systems …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Sub‐nanometer‐sized metal clusters, having dimensions between metal atoms and
nanoparticles, have attracted tremendous attention in the recent past due to their unique …