Recent advances in ultra-small fluorescent Au nanoclusters toward oncological research

• Published in: Nanoscale Vol. 11; no. 39; pp. 17967 - 1798
• Main Authors: Yang, Jingjing, Wang, Fenglong, Yuan, Huiqing, Zhang, Lishu, Jiang, Yanyan, Zhang, Xue, Liu, Chao, Chai, Li, Li, Hui, Stenzel, Martina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 10.10.2019
• Subjects: Biocompatibility; Drug delivery systems; Fluorescent dyes; Fluorescent Dyes - chemistry; Fluorescent Dyes - therapeutic use; Gold - chemistry; Gold - therapeutic use; Humans; Metal Nanoparticles - chemistry; Metal Nanoparticles - therapeutic use; Nanoclusters; Neoplasms - metabolism; Neoplasms - pathology; Neoplasms - therapy; Optical properties; Photodynamic therapy; Portraits as Topic; Radiation therapy

Au nanoclusters possess a series of excellent properties owing to their size being comparable to the Fermi wavelength of electrons. For example, they show excellent biocompatibility, optical stability, large Stokes shift, intense size-dependent emission and monodispersion, and thus could effectively...