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Solvent-Mediated Hetero/Homo-Phase Crystallization of Copper Nanoclusters and Superatomic Kernel-Related NIR Phosphorescence

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Chemical characterization of fluorinated/hydrogenated mixed monolayers grafted on gold nanoparticles

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Gold nanoparticles decorated with fluorinated poly(ethylene oxide): structural and functional insights

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SAMs on Gold Derived from Adsorbates Having Phenyl and Cyclohexyl Tail Groups Mixed with Their Phase-Incompatible Fluorinated Analogues

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Waterproof-breathable films from multi-branched fluorinated cellulose esters

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Facile Synthesis, Size-Separation, Characterization, and Antimicrobial Properties of Thiolated Copper Clusters

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Multibranched-Based Fluorinated Materials: Tailor-Made Design of 19F-MRI Probes

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A Bioorthogonal Probe for Multiscale Imaging by 19F-MRI and Raman Microscopy: From Whole Body to Single Cells

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Hydrophobin‐Coated Solid Fluorinated Nanoparticles for 19F‐MRI

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Janus-Type Dendrimers Based on Highly Branched Fluorinated Chains with Tunable Self-Assembly and 19F Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Properties

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Recent Progress on Gold-Nanocluster-Based Fluorescent Probe for Environmental Analysis and Biological Sensing

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Zinc‐Ion‐Induced Aggregation of Gold Clusters for Visible‐Light‐Excitation‐Based Fluorimetric Discrimination of Geometrical Isomers

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Luminescent gold nanoclusters for bioimaging applications

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Nanotheranostics in cancer lymph node metastasis: The long road ahead

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Selectively Fluorinated PAMAM–Arginine Conjugates as Gene Delivery Vectors

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Fluorinated Hexosome Carriers for Enhanced Solubility of Drugs

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Intrinsically Pro‐Apoptotic Gold Nanoclusters for Optical Tracing and Inhibition of Solid Tumors

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A Short-Chain Multibranched Perfluoroalkyl Thiol for More Sustainable Hydrophobic Coatings

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