Ultrabright bimetallic AuAg complex: From luminescence mechanism to biological application

Luminescent, bimetallic AuAg alloy quantum clusters in protein templates.

We report the synthesis of luminescent AuAg alloy quantum clusters (QCs) in bovine serum albumin (BSA), for the first time, with experimentally determined atomic composition. Mixing of the as-synthesized protein-protected Au and Ag clusters resulted in the formation of alloy AuAg clusters within the BSA. Mass spectrometric analysis of the product of a 1 : 1 molar ratio reaction mixture of Au(QC...

From biological to artificial complex systems

Efficient two-photon-sensitized luminescence of a novel europium(III) β-diketonate complex and application in biological imaging.

A novel europium(III) β-diketonate complex exhibiting bright two-photon-sensitized luminescence is synthesized and applied as a two-photon-sensitized luminescent probe to stain DNA in live cells.

Neuropathic Pain: From Mechanism to Clinical Application

A lesion or disease affecting the somatosensory system can cause a wide range of pathophy‐ siologic symptoms including mild or severe chronic pain. Due to the diversity of etiologies giving rise to nervous system damage that generates neuropathic pain, it has become a ubiquitous health concern without respect for geographic or socioeconomic boundaries [1]. Within the developing world, infectiou...

Molecular encoding at the nanoscale: from complex cubes to bimetallic oxides.

Nanoparticles, 2] in particular those of semiconducting metal oxides like ZnO, have received increasing attention because of their high potential as components in nanotechnological devices. In general, materials containing more than one type of metal should display higher complexity and a wider range of properties. So far only little attention has been paid to bior multimetallic oxide nanostruc...