Recent advances in templated synthesis of metal nanoclusters and their applications in biosensing, bioimaging and theranostics

Semiconducting Polymer Nanoparticles as Theranostic System for Near-Infrared-II Fluorescence Imaging and Photothermal Therapy under Safe Laser Fluence

(2020) Yanqing Yang et al.   ACS Nano

Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Photothermal Therapy

(2020) Shuang Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Supramolecular Phthalocyanine Assemblies for Improved Photoacoustic Imaging and Photothermal Therapy

(2020) Xingshu Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Copper Nanocluster-Based Fluorescent Probe for Real-Time Imaging and Ratiometric Biosensing of Calcium Ions in Neurons

(2019) Zhichao Liu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Self-Referenced Ratiometric Detection of Sulfatase Activity with Dual-Emissive Urease-Encapsulated Gold Nanoclusters

(2019) Hao-Hua Deng et al.   ACS Sensors

A novel microwave assisted reverse micelle fabrication route for Th (IV)-MOFs as highly efficient adsorbent nanostructures with controllable structural properties to CO and CH4 adsorption: Design, and a systematic study

(2019) Ghasem Sargazi et al.   APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY

A simple approach to design proteins for the sustainable synthesis of metal nanoclusters

(2019) Antonio Aires et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Exploring the Antibacteria Performance of Multicolor Ag, Au, and Cu Nanoclusters

(2019) Shanshan Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

DNA-Templated Silver Nanocluster/Porphyrin/MnO2 Platform for Label-Free Intracellular Zn2+ Imaging and Fluorescence-/Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Guided Photodynamic Therapy

(2019) Yao Yao et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Protein Shell-Encapsulated Pt Clusters as Continuous O2-Supplied Biocoats for Photodynamic Therapy in Hypoxic Cancer Cells

(2019) Yahang Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Persistent Regulation of Tumor Microenvironment via Circulating Catalysis of MnFe 2 O 4 @Metal–Organic Frameworks for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy

(2019) Sheng‐Yan Yin et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

AuNCs-Catalyzed Hydrogen Selenide Oxidation: Mechanism and Application for Headspace Fluorescent Detection of Se(IV)

(2019) Jing Xiong et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

A ratiometric fluorescent sensor for sensitive detection of UDG using poly(thymine)-templated copper nanoclusters and DAPI with exonuclease III assisted amplification

(2019) Yu Ling et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

A Ratiometric Fluorescent DNA Radar Based on Contrary Response of DNA/Silver Nanoclusters and G-Quadruplex/Crystal Violet

(2019) Shuang Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Plasmon-Enhanced Electrochemiluminescence of Silver Nanoclusters for microRNA Detection

(2019) Xiuyun Feng et al.   ACS Sensors

Bioactivity-Protected Electrochemiluminescence Biosensor Using Gold Nanoclusters as the Low-Potential Luminophor and Cu2S Snowflake as Co-reaction Accelerator for Procalcitonin Analysis

(2019) Yue Jia et al.   ACS Sensors

Fabrication of an efficient and sensitive colorimetric biosensor based on Uricase/ Th-MOF for uric acid sensing in biological samples

(2019) Arastoo Badoei-dalfard et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Recent advances in synthesizing metal nanocluster-based nanocomposites for application in sensing, imaging and catalysis

(2019) Li Shang et al.   Nano Today

Aptamer-Based Fluorescent Biosensing of Adenosine Triphosphate and Cytochrome c via Aggregation-Induced Emission Enhancement on Novel Label-Free DNA-Capped Silver Nanoclusters/Graphene Oxide Nanohybrids

(2019) Mojtaba Shamsipur et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Aptamer Induced Multicolored AuNCs-WS2 “Turn on” FRET Nano Platform for Dual-Color Simultaneous Detection of AflatoxinB1 and Zearalenone

(2019) Imran Mahmood Khan et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Highly Efficient Dual-Polar Electrochemiluminescence from Au25 Nanoclusters: The Next Generation of Multibiomarker Detection in a Single Step

(2019) Ying Zhou et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Programming DNA Nanoassembly for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy

(2019) Min Pan et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Transferrin–Copper Nanocluster–Doxorubicin Nanoparticles as Targeted Theranostic Cancer Nanodrug

(2018) Upashi Goswami et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Fluorescence Regulation of Copper Nanoclusters via DNA Template Manipulation toward Design of a High Signal-to-Noise Ratio Biosensor

(2018) Junyao Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Fabrication of BSA@AuNC-Based Nanostructures for Cell Fluoresce Imaging and Target Drug Delivery

(2018) Caifeng Ding et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Highly Stable and Multi-Emissive Silver Nanoclusters Synthesized in situ in DNA Hydrogel and Their Application for Hydroxyl Radical Sensing

(2018) Jing Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

DNA-hosted copper nanoclusters/graphene oxide based fluorescent biosensor for protein kinase activity detection

(2018) Mengke Wang et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Sensitive Detection of Single-Cell Secreted H2O2 by Integrating a Microfluidic Droplet Sensor and Au Nanoclusters

(2018) Rui Shen et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

An ultrasensitive electrochemiluminescence biosensor for detection of MicroRNA by in-situ electrochemically generated copper nanoclusters as luminophore and TiO 2 as coreaction accelerator

(2018) Hongxia Liao et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

DNA metallization: principles, methods, structures, and applications

(2018) Zhaowei Chen et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Roles of thiolate ligands in the synthesis, properties and catalytic application of gold nanoclusters

(2018) Ricca Rahman Nasaruddin et al.   COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS

Nanoscale Metal–Organic Framework Overcomes Hypoxia for Photodynamic Therapy Primed Cancer Immunotherapy

(2018) Guangxu Lan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Gold nanocluster-based ratiometric fluorescent probes for hydrogen peroxide and enzymatic sensing of uric acid

(2018) Dongqin Yang et al.   MICROCHIMICA ACTA

Thiolated DNA-templated silver nanoclusters with strong fluorescence emission and a long shelf-life

(2018) Xiaohong Zhang et al.   Nanoscale

DNA-templated Au nanoclusters and MnO 2 sheets: a label-free and universal fluorescence biosensing platform

(2018) Hai-Bo Wang et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Synthesis of Branched DNA Scaffolded Super-Nanoclusters with Enhanced Antibacterial Performance

(2018) Lu Yang et al.   Small

A novel synthesis of a new thorium (IV) metal organic framework nanostructure with well controllable procedure through ultrasound assisted reverse micelle method

(2018) Ghasem Sargazi et al.   ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY

Fast and Selective Photoreduction of CO2 to CO Catalyzed by a Complex of Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase, TiO2, and Ag Nanoclusters

(2018) Liyun Zhang et al.   ACS Catalysis

Ternary Electrochemiluminescence Nanostructure of Au Nanoclusters as a Highly Efficient Signal Label for Ultrasensitive Detection of Cancer Biomarkers

(2018) Ying Zhou et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Silver nanoclusters based FRET aptasensor for sensitive and selective fluorescent detection of T-2 toxin

(2018) Imran Mahmood Khan et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Magnetic Targeting, Tumor Microenvironment-Responsive Intelligent Nanocatalysts for Enhanced Tumor Ablation

(2018) Lili Feng et al.   ACS Nano

DNA-Stabilized Silver Nanoclusters for Label-Free Fluorescence Imaging of Cell Surface Glycans and Fluorescence Guided Photothermal Therapy

(2018) Jing Wu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Cationic-Polyelectrolyte-Modified Fluorescent DNA–Silver Nanoclusters with Enhanced Emission and Higher Stability for Rapid Bioimaging

(2018) Danya Lyu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Atomic Structure of a Fluorescent Ag8 Cluster Templated by a Multistranded DNA Scaffold

(2018) Dustin J. E. Huard et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ultrasound-assisted facile synthesis of a new tantalum(V) metal-organic framework nanostructure: Design, characterization, systematic study, and CO 2 adsorption performance

(2017) Ghasem Sargazi et al.   JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY

Continuous O2-Evolving MnFe2O4 Nanoparticle-Anchored Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Efficient Photodynamic Therapy in Hypoxic Cancer

(2017) Jonghoon Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Understanding the Effect of Single Cysteine Mutations on Gold Nanoclusters as Studied by Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Modeling

(2017) Sayantani Chall et al.   LANGMUIR

Design of dual metal ions/dual amino acids integrated photoluminescent logic gate by high-molecular weight protein-localized Au nanoclusters

(2017) Liu Liu et al.   Nano Research

DNA-functionlized silver nanoclusters as label-free fluorescent probe for the highly sensitive detection of biothiols and acetylcholinesterase activity

(2017) Chunying Li et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL

Self-Supplying O2 through the Catalase-Like Activity of Gold Nanoclusters for Photodynamic Therapy against Hypoxic Cancer Cells

(2017) Ching-Ping Liu et al.   Small

Observation of gold sub-nanocluster nucleation within a crystalline protein cage

(2017) Basudev Maity et al.   Nature Communications

A Fluorescent Biofunctional DNA Hydrogel Prepared by Enzymatic Polymerization

(2017) Jinhui Geng et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Stable, polyvalent aptamer-conjugated near-infrared fluorescent nanocomposite for high-performance cancer cell-targeted imaging and therapy

(2017) Yan-Jun Zhu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Fluorescent metal quantum clusters: an updated overview of the synthesis, properties, and biological applications

(2017) Puneet Khandelwal et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Fluorescent Gold Nanoclusters for Selective Detection of Dopamine in Cerebrospinal fluid

(2017) Saravanan Govindaraju et al.   Scientific Reports

Multifunctional Dumbbell-Shaped DNA-Templated Selective Formation of Fluorescent Silver Nanoclusters or Copper Nanoparticles for Sensitive Detection of Biomolecules

(2016) Jinyang Chen et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Antibacterial Activity of DNA-Stabilized Silver Nanoclusters Tuned by Oligonucleotide Sequence

(2016) Siamak Javani et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Protein-Based Multifunctional Nanocarriers for Imaging, Photothermal Therapy, and Anticancer Drug Delivery

(2016) Uday Narayan Pan et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

MnO2Gatekeeper: An Intelligent and O2-Evolving Shell for Preventing Premature Release of High Cargo Payload Core, Overcoming Tumor Hypoxia, and Acidic H2O2-Sensitive MRI

(2016) Zhifang Ma et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

In Situ Electrochemical Generation of Electrochemiluminescent Silver Naonoclusters on Target-Cycling Synchronized Rolling Circle Amplification Platform for MicroRNA Detection

(2016) Anyi Chen et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Biostable L-DNA-Templated Aptamer-Silver Nanoclusters for Cell-Type-Specific Imaging at Physiological Temperature

(2016) Gui-Mei Han et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Multifunctional Gold Nanoclusters-Based Nanosurface Energy Transfer Probe for Real-Time Monitoring of Cell Apoptosis and Self-Evaluating of Pro-Apoptotic Theranostics

(2016) Yong Li et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Detection of Early Stage Apoptotic Cells Based on Label-Free Cytochrome c Assay Using Bioconjugated Metal Nanoclusters as Fluorescent Probes

(2016) Mojtaba Shamsipur et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Cu Nanoclusters: Novel Electrochemiluminescence Emitters for Bioanalysis

(2016) Min Zhao et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Ratiometric Fluorescent Biosensing of Hydrogen Peroxide and Hydroxyl Radical in Living Cells with Lysozyme–Silver Nanoclusters: Lysozyme as Stabilizing Ligand and Fluorescence Signal Unit

(2016) Fang Liu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

DNA-stabilized silver nanoclusters and carbon nanoparticles oxide: A sensitive platform for label-free fluorescence turn-on detection of HIV-DNA sequences

(2016) Yu-Dan Ye et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Switchable fluorescence of gold nanoclusters for probing the activity of alkaline phosphatase and its application in immunoassay

(2016) Xue–Lian Hu et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Ultrasensitive and universal fluorescent aptasensor for the detection of biomolecules (ATP, adenosine and thrombin) based on DNA/Ag nanoclusters fluorescence light-up system

(2016) Ying Zhu et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Pre-Incubation of Auric Acid with DNA Is Unnecessary for the Formation of DNA-Templated Gold Nanoclusters

(2016) Yang Chen et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

Photoluminescence sensing systems based on copper, gold and silver nanomaterials

(2016) Po-Cheng Chen et al.   COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS

A Segregated, Partially Oxidized, and Compact Ag10 Cluster within an Encapsulating DNA Host

(2016) Jeffrey T. Petty et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Cadmium nanoclusters in a protein matrix: Synthesis, characterization, and application in targeted drug delivery and cellular imaging

(2016) Morteza Sarparast et al.   Nano Research

Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) supported copper nanoclusters: glutathione enhanced blue photoluminescence for application in phosphor converted light emitting devices

(2016) Zhenguang Wang et al.   Nanoscale

A gold nanocluster-based fluorescent probe for simultaneous pH and temperature sensing and its application to cellular imaging and logic gates

(2016) Yun-Tse Wu et al.   Nanoscale

Chemiluminescence and electrochemiluminescence applications of metal nanoclusters

(2016) Shuang Han et al.   Science China-Chemistry

Tailoring Enzyme-Like Activities of Gold Nanoclusters by Polymeric Tertiary Amines for Protecting Neurons Against Oxidative Stress

(2016) Ching-Ping Liu et al.   Small

Rational Design of Biomolecular Templates for Synthesizing Multifunctional Noble Metal Nanoclusters toward Personalized Theranostic Applications

(2016) Yong Yu et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Cationic BSA Templated Au–Ag Bimetallic Nanoclusters As a Theranostic Gene Delivery Vector for HeLa Cancer Cells

(2016) Deepanjalee Dutta et al.   ACS Biomaterials-Science & Engineering

Cationic BSA Templated Au–Ag Bimetallic Nanoclusters As a Theranostic Gene Delivery Vector for HeLa Cancer Cells

(2016) Deepanjalee Dutta et al.   ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Label-Free Detection of Sequence-Specific DNA Based on Fluorescent Silver Nanoclusters-Assisted Surface Plasmon-Enhanced Energy Transfer

(2015) Jin-Liang Ma et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Silver Nanoclusters for High-Efficiency Quenching of CdS Nanocrystal Electrochemiluminescence and Sensitive Detection of microRNA

(2015) Yan-Yan Zhang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

UV-Light-Induced Improvement of Fluorescence Quantum Yield of DNA-Templated Gold Nanoclusters: Application to Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensing of Nucleic Acids

(2015) Zong-Yu Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Synthesis of Highly Fluorescent Copper Clusters Using Living Polymer Chains as Combined Reducing Agents and Ligands

(2015) Markus J. Barthel et al.   ACS Nano

Hairpin DNA-Templated Silver Nanoclusters as Novel Beacons in Strand Displacement Amplification for MicroRNA Detection

(2015) Jingpu Zhang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Engineering DNA Three-Way Junction with Multifunctional Moieties: Sensing Platform for Bioanalysis

(2015) Libing Zhang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Gold Nanocluster-Assisted Fluorescent Detection for Hydrogen Peroxide and Cholesterol Based on the Inner Filter Effect of Gold Nanoparticles

(2015) Heng-Chia Chang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Gold Nanoclusters@Ru(bpy)32+-Layered Double Hydroxide Ultrathin Film as a Cathodic Electrochemiluminescence Resonance Energy Transfer Probe

(2015) Yingchang Yu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Ratiometric Fluorescent Detection of Phosphate in Aqueous Solution Based on Near Infrared Fluorescent Silver Nanoclusters/Metal–Organic Shell Composite

(2015) Cong Dai et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

The Structure and Optical Properties of the [Au18(SR)14] Nanocluster

(2015) Shuang Chen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Designed Modular Proteins as Scaffolds To Stabilize Fluorescent Nanoclusters

(2015) Pierre Couleaud et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Fluorescein-5-isothiocyanate-conjugated protein-directed synthesis of gold nanoclusters for fluorescent ratiometric sensing of an enzyme–substrate system

(2015) Chen-Yi Ke et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Gold nanocluster-based fluorescence biosensor for targeted imaging in cancer cells and ratiometric determination of intracellular pH

(2015) Changqin Ding et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Green synthesis of peptide-templated gold nanoclusters as novel fluorescence probes for detecting protein kinase activity

(2015) Wei Song et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Metal nanoclusters: novel probes for diagnostic and therapeutic applications

(2015) Yu Tao et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Self-assembly of DNA Nanohydrogels with Controllable Size and Stimuli-Responsive Property for Targeted Gene Regulation Therapy

(2015) Juan Li et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Hybrid DNA-Templated Gold Nanocluster For Enhanced Enzymatic Reduction of Oxygen

(2015) Saumen Chakraborty et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

NanoCluster Beacons as reporter probes in rolling circle enhanced enzyme activity detection

(2015) Sissel Juul et al.   Nanoscale

G-quadruplex enhanced fluorescence of DNA–silver nanoclusters and their application in bioimaging

(2015) Jinbo Zhu et al.   Nanoscale

Poly thymine stabilized copper nanoclusters as a fluorescence probe for melamine sensing

(2015) Hong-Wei Zhu et al.   TALANTA

A ratiometric fluorescent probe for in vivo tracking of alkaline phosphatase level variation resulting from drug-induced organ damage

(2015) Xianfeng Hou et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Blue-Emitting Copper Nanoclusters Synthesized in the Presence of Lysozyme as Candidates for Cell Labeling

(2014) Rama Ghosh et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

A Complementary Palette of NanoCluster Beacons

(2014) Judy M. Obliosca et al.   ACS Nano

DNase 1 Retains Endodeoxyribonuclease Activity Following Gold Nanocluster Synthesis

(2014) Abby L. West et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Ratiometric Fluorescent Probe Based on Gold Nanoclusters and Alizarin Red-Boronic Acid for Monitoring Glucose in Brain Microdialysate

(2014) Lu-Liang Wang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Ratiometric Fluorescence Probe for Monitoring Hydroxyl Radical in Live Cells Based on Gold Nanoclusters

(2014) Mei Zhuang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

A new mode to light up an adjacent DNA-scaffolded silver probe pair and its application for specific DNA detection

(2014) Bin-Cheng Yin et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Temperature-induced optical property and conformational change of BSA-protected gold nanoclusters

(2014) Liping Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

Identification of a Highly Luminescent Au22(SG)18 Nanocluster

(2014) Yong Yu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Photoemission Mechanism of Water-Soluble Silver Nanoclusters: Ligand-to-Metal–Metal Charge Transfer vs Strong Coupling between Surface Plasmon and Emitters

(2014) Yuting Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Lysozyme-directed synthesis of platinum nanoclusters as a mimic oxidase

(2014) Cheng-Ju Yu et al.   Nanoscale

Co-caged gold nanoclusters and methyl motifs lead to detoxification of dendrimers and allow cytosolic access for siRNA transfection

(2014) Chih-Te Chien et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Sensitive and Selective Detection of Copper Ions with Highly Stable Polyethyleneimine-Protected Silver Nanoclusters

(2013) Zhiqin Yuan et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Highly selective detection of microRNA based on distance-dependent electrochemiluminescence resonance energy transfer between CdTe nanocrystals and Au nanoclusters

(2013) Yan Cheng et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Effect of polymer ligand structures on fluorescence of gold clusters prepared by photoreduction

(2013) Luo Li et al.   Nanoscale

Protein-directed synthesis of pH-responsive red fluorescent copper nanoclusters and their applications in cellular imaging and catalysis

(2013) Chan Wang et al.   Nanoscale

The role of protein characteristics in the formation and fluorescence of Au nanoclusters

(2013) Yaolin Xu et al.   Nanoscale

DNA-Hosted Copper Nanoclusters for Fluorescent Identification of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms

(2012) Xiaofang Jia et al.   ACS Nano

Attomolar Ultrasensitive MicroRNA Detection by DNA-Scaffolded Silver-Nanocluster Probe Based on Isothermal Amplification

(2012) Yu-Qiang Liu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Blue emitting gold nanoclusters templated by poly-cytosine DNA at low pH and poly-adenine DNA at neutral pH

(2012) Thomas A. C. Kennedy et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Sub-nanometre sized metal clusters: from synthetic challenges to the unique property discoveries

(2012) Yizhong Lu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Fluorescence Dynamics in BSA-Protected Au25 Nanoclusters

(2012) Xiaoming Wen et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Probing Biocatalytic Transformations with Luminescent DNA/Silver Nanoclusters

(2012) Xiaoqing Liu et al.   NANO LETTERS

Protein-Protected Au Clusters as a New Class of Nanoscale Biosensor for Label-Free Fluorescence Detection of Proteases

(2012) Yucai Wang et al.   Small

Serial Silver Clusters Biomineralized by One Peptide

(2011) Yanyan Cui et al.   ACS Nano

Understanding the Evolution of Luminescent Gold Quantum Clusters in Protein Templates

(2011) Kamalesh Chaudhari et al.   ACS Nano

Copper Quantum Clusters in Protein Matrix: Potential Sensor of Pb2+Ion

(2011) Nirmal Goswami et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Horseradish Peroxidase Functionalized Fluorescent Gold Nanoclusters for Hydrogen Peroxide Sensing

(2011) Fang Wen et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Site-Specific Synthesis and In Situ Immobilization of Fluorescent Silver Nanoclusters on DNA Nanoscaffolds by Use of the Tollens Reaction

(2011) Suchetan Pal et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Insulin-Directed Synthesis of Fluorescent Gold Nanoclusters: Preservation of Insulin Bioactivity and Versatility in Cell Imaging

(2011) Chien-Liang Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Bifunctional peptides that precisely biomineralize Au clusters and specifically stain cell nuclei

(2011) Yaling Wang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Formation of Fluorescent Metal (Au, Ag) Nanoclusters Capped in Bovine Serum Albumin Followed by Fluorescence and Spectroscopy

(2011) Xavier Le Guével et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Ultra-small fluorescent metal nanoclusters: Synthesis and biological applications

(2011) Li Shang et al.   Nano Today

Sonochemical Synthesis of Highly Fluorescent Ag Nanoclusters

(2010) Hangxun Xu et al.   ACS Nano

Water-Soluble Fluorescent Silver Nanoclusters

(2010) Hangxun Xu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Selective dsDNA-Templated Formation of Copper Nanoparticles in Solution

(2010) Alexandru Rotaru et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A DNA−Silver Nanocluster Probe That Fluoresces upon Hybridization

(2010) Hsin-Chih Yeh et al.   NANO LETTERS

Hairpins with Poly-C Loops Stabilize Four Types of Fluorescent Agn:DNA

(2009) Patrick R. O’Neill et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Protein-Directed Synthesis of Highly Fluorescent Gold Nanoclusters

(2009) Jianping Xie et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Size-specific catalytic activity of platinum clusters enhances oxygen reduction reactions

(2009) Kimihisa Yamamoto et al.   Nature Chemistry

Sequence-Dependent Fluorescence of DNA-Hosted Silver Nanoclusters

(2008) E. G. Gwinn et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Facile preparation of water-soluble fluorescent silver nanoclusters using a polyelectrolyte template

(2008) Li Shang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Oligonucleotide-Stabilized Ag Nanocluster Fluorophores

(2008) Chris I. Richards et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY