Issue 17, 2024

Functional structures assembled based on Au clusters with practical applications

Abstract

The advancement of gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) has given rise to a new era in fabricating functional materials due to their controllable morphology, stable optical properties, and excellent biocompatibility. Assemblies based on Au NCs demonstrate significant potentiality in constructing multiple structures as acceptable agents in applications such as sensing, imaging technology, and drug delivery systems. In addition, the assembled strategies illustrate the integration mechanism between each component while facing material requirement. It is necessary to provide supplementary and comprehensive reviews on the assembled functional structures (based Au NCs), which hold promise for applications and could expand their functional range and potential applications. This review focuses on the assembled structures of Au NCs in combination with metals, metal oxides, and non-metal materials, which are intricately arranged through various interaction forces including covalent bonds and metal coordination, resulting in a diverse array of multifunctional Au NC assemblies. These assemblies have widespread applications in fields such as biological imaging, drug delivery, and optical devices. The review concludes by highlighting the challenges and future prospects of Au NC assemblies, emphasizing the importance of continued research to advance nanomaterial assembly innovation.

Graphical abstract: Functional structures assembled based on Au clusters with practical applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
29 Mar 2024
Accepted
30 Jun 2024
First published
03 Jul 2024

Biomater. Sci., 2024,12, 4283-4300

Functional structures assembled based on Au clusters with practical applications

H. Chen, L. Zou, E. Hossain, Y. Li, S. Liu, Y. Pu and X. Mao, Biomater. Sci., 2024, 12, 4283 DOI: 10.1039/D4BM00455H

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