articleJournal of the American Chemical SocietyJan 5, 2009Closed access

Protein-Directed Synthesis of Highly Fluorescent Gold Nanoclusters

JXJianping XieYZYuangang ZhengJYJackie Y. Ying

Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

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Abstract

A simple, one-pot, "green" synthetic route, based on the "biomineralization" capability of a common commercially available protein, bovine serum albumin (BSA), has been developed for the preparation of highly stable Au nanocrystals (NCs) with red emission and high quantum yield.

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  • Chemistry
  • Nanoclusters
  • Biomineralization
  • Bovine serum albumin
  • Fluorescence
  • Quantum yield
  • Nanocrystal
  • Yield (engineering)
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