Issue 23, 2020

Hard X-ray excited optical luminescence from protein-directed Au∼20 clusters

Abstract

Hard X-ray excited optical luminescence is a unique property of materials, which makes them promising for biological imaging applications. However, the preparation of biocompatible contrast agents for hard X-ray excited optical luminescence remains a considerable challenge that has, to date, not been overcome. In this study, we investigated the luminescence properties of protein-directed Au∼20 clusters upon hard X-ray irradiation, both in solution and when embedded in films.

Graphical abstract: Hard X-ray excited optical luminescence from protein-directed Au∼20 clusters

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
29 Feb 2020
Accepted
24 Mar 2020
First published
06 Apr 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2020,10, 13824-13829

Hard X-ray excited optical luminescence from protein-directed Au∼20 clusters

Z. Liu, K. O. Jung, R. Takahata, M. Sakamoto, T. Teranishi, M. Fujitsuka, G. Pratx and Y. Osakada, RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 13824 DOI: 10.1039/D0RA01935F

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