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Silver nanoclusters are a class of fluorophores with attractive features, including brightness, photostability and subnanometer size. Here we overview the different stabilizers and we discuss the recent advances.
Jia-Cai Zhou, Ling-Dong Sun, Jie Shen, Jian-Qin Gu and Chun-Hua Yan
Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 1977-1983
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR01006E,
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A fluorescent-magnetic YPxV1−xO4:Eu@GdPO4 core/shell nanostructure was prepared with a two-step method. It exhibits favorable photoluminescence and paramagnetic character, which promise potential bifunctional applications.
Yang Song, Xiongwu Kang, Nathaniel B. Zuckerman, Bruce Phebus, Joseph P. Konopelski and Shaowei Chen
Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 1984-1989
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00953A,
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Intraparticle intervalence transfer was observed with ferrocene-functionalized carbon nanoparticles where the electronic coupling was enhanced by photoirradiation of the nanoparticles due to an increase of the particle photoconductivity.
Guanying Chen, Tymish Y. Ohulchanskyy, Wing Cheung Law, Hans Ågren and Paras N. Prasad
Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 2003-2008
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR01018A,
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We report core/shell nanocrystals to be used as probes for bimodal near infrared to near infrared upconversion photoluminescence and magnetic resonance imaging.
Li Shang, René M. Dörlich, Stefan Brandholt, Reinhard Schneider, Vanessa Trouillet, Michael Bruns, Dagmar Gerthsen and G. Ulrich Nienhaus
Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 2009-2014
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00947D,
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Water-soluble fluorescent gold nanoclusters with a zwitterionic ligand shell, synthesized in a one-pot strategy, can be utilized as fluorescent probes for the development of advanced diagnostics and in vivo imaging of cellular processes.
Parambath Anilkumar, Xin Wang, Li Cao, Sushant Sahu, Jia-Hui Liu, Ping Wang, Katerina Korch, Kenneth N. Tackett II, Alexander Parenzan and Ya-Ping Sun
Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 2023-2027
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00962H,
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Highly fluorescent carbon-based ‘quantum’ dots or carbon dots with carbon particle surface passivation by a combination of doping with semiconductor and organic functionalization were prepared and studied.
Xiue Jiang, Anna Musyanovych, Carlheinz Röcker, Katharina Landfester, Volker Mailänder and G. Ulrich Nienhaus
Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 2028-2035
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00944J,
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Surface carboxyl groups on polystyrene nanoparticles are able to trigger clathrin-mediated endocytosis and strongly facilitate internalization of negatively charged nanoparticles by MSCs.
Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 2036-2043
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR01015D,
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Ultrabright fluorescent discoid silica particles of 3 micron were synthesized. The brightness of each particle is equivalent to the fluorescence of 70 million free R6G molecules.
Thomas T. Morgan, Trevor M. Goff and James H. Adair
Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 2044-2053
DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00995D,
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This study demonstrates thermodynamically stable nanocolloids can be obtained via steric or electrosteric dispersion using small molecules such as citrate.
This review summarizes the current state-of-the-art in the understanding of electrocatalysis on nanoparticles in relation to single-crystal model experiments, demonstrating the importance of (100) facets and steps and defects in (111) facets.
The present article reviews state of the art techniques for evaluating metallic to semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotube ratio including optical, electrical and electrostatic force microscopy-based methods.
The 5 th edition of the international meeting on Nanoelectrochemistry (ElecNano 5) was held in Bordeaux at the ENSCBP Engineering School from 15 th to...
Here at the RSC, one of our most important objectives is to foster and encourage the growth and application of (chemical) science by the dissemination...
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles as antigen carriers and adjuvants for vaccine delivery Karishma T. Mody, Amirali Popat, Donna Mahony, Antonino S. Cava...
Nanoscale was proud to sponsored poster awards at the International Workshop on Photonics of Functional Nanomaterials , which was held on the 6-9th Ma...