Self-quenched gold nanoclusters for turn-on fluorescence imaging of intracellular glutathione

Encapsulation of aggregated gold nanoclusters in a metal–organic framework for real-time monitoring of drug release

(2017) Fangfang Cao et al.   Nanoscale

Dual-stimuli responsive and reversibly activatable theranostic nanoprobe for precision tumor-targeting and fluorescence-guided photothermal therapy

(2017) Xu Zhao et al.   Nature Communications

Graphene Quantum Dot–MnO2 Nanosheet Based Optical Sensing Platform: A Sensitive Fluorescence “Turn Off–On” Nanosensor for Glutathione Detection and Intracellular Imaging

(2016) Xu Yan et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Self-Assembled Gold Nanoclusters for Bright Fluorescence Imaging and Enhanced Drug Delivery

(2016) Akram Yahia-Ammar et al.   ACS Nano

Efficient Two-Photon Fluorescence Nanoprobe for Turn-On Detection and Imaging of Ascorbic Acid in Living Cells and Tissues

(2016) Hong-Min Meng 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

Facile, Fast-Responsive, and Photostable Imaging of Telomerase Activity in Living Cells with a Fluorescence Turn-On Manner

(2016) Yuan Zhuang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Value of the Debris of Reduction Sculpture: Thiol Etching of Au Nanoclusters for Preparing Water-Soluble and Aggregation-Induced Emission-Active Au(I) Complexes as Phosphorescent Copper Ion Sensor

(2016) Tong Shu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

A sensitive detection of Cr(vi) in wide pH range using polyethyleneimine protected silver nanoclusters

(2016) Na Xu et al.   Analytical Methods

A sensitive spectrofluorometric method for detection of berberine hydrochloride using Ag nanoclusters directed by natural fish sperm DNA

(2016) Sheng Liang et al.   BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS

Highly Luminescent Thiolated Gold Nanoclusters Impregnated in Nanogel

(2016) Nirmal Goswami et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Nitrogen-doped carbon nanoparticle modulated turn-on fluorescent probes for histidine detection and its imaging in living cells

(2016) Xiaohua Zhu et al.   Nanoscale

Design principles of spectroscopic probes for biological applications

(2016) Jin Zhou et al.   Chemical Science

Turn-on Fluorescent Sensing of Glutathione S-Transferase at near-Infrared Region Based on FRET between Gold Nanoclusters and Gold Nanorods

(2015) Long Qin et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Coumarin-Based Turn-On Fluorescence Probe for Specific Detection of Glutathione over Cysteine and Homocysteine

(2015) Longwei He et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Magnetic Separation-Assistant Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Inhibition for Highly Sensitive Probing of Nucleolin

(2015) Yan-Ran Li et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Aptamer-Conjugated Polymeric Nanoparticles for the Detection of Cancer Cells through “Turn-On” Retro-Self-Quenched Fluorescence

(2015) Lin-Chen Ho et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Near-Infrared Dual-Emission Quantum Dots–Gold Nanoclusters Nanohybrid via Co-Template Synthesis for Ratiometric Fluorescent Detection and Bioimaging of Ascorbic Acid In Vitro and In Vivo

(2015) Peng Zhao et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

One-Photon and Two-Photon Sensing of Biothiols Using a Bis-Pyrene-Cu(II) Ensemble and Its Application To Image GSH in the Cells and Tissues

(2015) Ying Hu 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

A “turn-on” silver nanocluster based fluorescent sensor for folate receptor detection and cancer cell imaging under visual analysis

(2015) Hong Jiang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Visual detection of Ca2+ based on aggregation-induced emission of Au(i)–Cys complexes with superb selectivity

(2015) Yahui Guo et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

A FRET-based carbon dot–MnO2 nanosheet architecture for glutathione sensing in human whole blood samples

(2015) Yuhui Wang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Metal nanoclusters: novel probes for diagnostic and therapeutic applications

(2015) Yu Tao et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

High-Efficiency in Vitro and in Vivo Detection of Zn2+ by Dye-Assembled Upconversion Nanoparticles

(2015) Juanjuan Peng et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Preparation of a cyanine-based fluorescent probe for highly selective detection of glutathione and its use in living cells and tissues of mice

(2015) Jun Yin et al.   Nature Protocols

A DNA–scaffolded silver nanocluster/Cu2+ ensemble as a turn-on fluorescent probe for histidine

(2014) Ying Zhou et al.   ANALYST

A Highly Selective and Instantaneous Nanoprobe for Detection and Imaging of Ascorbic Acid in Living Cells and in Vivo

(2014) Na Li et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Rapid, Selective, and Ultrasensitive Fluorimetric Analysis of Mercury and Copper Levels in Blood Using Bimetallic Gold–Silver Nanoclusters with “Silver Effect”-Enhanced Red Fluorescence

(2014) Ning Zhang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Analyte-Activable Probe for Protease Based on Cytochrome C-Capped Mn: ZnS Quantum Dots

(2014) Peng Wu et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

GSH protects against oxidative stress and toxicity in VL-17A cells exposed to high glucose

(2014) S. Mathan Kumar et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Metal nanoclusters: New fluorescent probes for sensors and bioimaging

(2014) Libing Zhang et al.   Nano Today

Distinguishing Folate-Receptor-Positive Cells from Folate-Receptor-Negative Cells Using a Fluorescence Off–On Nanoprobe

(2013) Duan Feng et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Fabrication of Multifunctional Gd2O3/Au Hybrid Nanoprobe via a One-Step Approach for Near-Infrared Fluorescence and Magnetic Resonance Multimodal Imaging in Vivo

(2013) Shao-Kai Sun et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Fabrication of Transferrin Functionalized Gold Nanoclusters/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite for Turn-On Near-Infrared Fluorescent Bioimaging of Cancer Cells and Small Animals

(2013) Yong Wang et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Self-assembled graphene quantum dots induced by cytochrome c: a novel biosensor for trypsin with remarkable fluorescence enhancement

(2013) Xing Li et al.   Nanoscale

Synthesis of highly fluorescent lysine-stabilized Au nanoclusters for sensitive and selective detection of Cu2+ ion

(2013) Xiaoming Yang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

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

(2012) Yizhong Lu et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

“Turn-on” fluorescent sensing with “reactive” probes

(2011) Mi Eun Jun et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Cell-Specific, Activatable, and Theranostic Prodrug for Dual-Targeted Cancer Imaging and Therapy

(2011) Santimukul Santra et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Facile Synthesis of Water-Soluble Fluorescent Silver Nanoclusters and HgIISensing

(2010) Bimalendu Adhikari et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Activatable nanomaterials at the forefront of biomedical sciences

(2010) Taekhoon Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Disassembly-Driven Turn-On Fluorescent Nanoprobes for Selective Protein Detection

(2010) Keigo Mizusawa et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Inhibition Assay for α-Fetoprotein Excreted during Cancer Cell Growth Using Functionalized Persistent Luminescence Nanoparticles

(2010) Bo-Yue Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

New Strategies for Fluorescent Probe Design in Medical Diagnostic Imaging

(2009) Hisataka Kobayashi et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Protein-Directed Synthesis of Highly Fluorescent Gold Nanoclusters

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