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 …

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 many classes of
organic molecules has revolutionized our understanding of the photoluminescence …

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 …

Advance in intracellular telomerase imaging for cancer diagnosis and therapy

Y Han, Q Xu, H Liu, F Ma, CY Zhang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Telomerase is a distinctive reverse transcriptase that can elongate telomere end to preserve
the telomere length and maintain chromosome integrity. Telomerase activity is silenced in …