Gold nanoparticles as a substrate in bio-analytical near-infrared surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available. See DOI: 10.1039/c4an01899k Click here for additional data file.

An enzyme-responsive metal-enhanced near-infrared fluorescence sensor based on functionalized gold nanoparticles† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Detailed information on the synthetic routes to various ligands, characterization data, additional figures, schemes, tables and general experiment procedures are provided. See DOI: 10.1039/c5sc01850a Click here for additional data file.

Near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence imaging is promising due to the high penetration depths and minimal levels of autofluorescence in living systems. However, it suffers from low fluorescent quantum yield, and metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF) is considered to be a promising technique to overcome this. Stimuli-responsive NIR fluorescence enhancement shows remarkable potential for applications in m...

Micro-competition system for Raman quantification of multiple glycans on intact cell surface† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental details and supplementary figures. See DOI: 10.1039/c5sc01031d Click here for additional data file.

A micro-competition system is designed for simultaneous quantification of multiple glycans on intact cell surfaces, by integrating two-surface–one-molecule competition with surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). The micro-competition is achieved among multiple-polysaccharide-coated gold nanostars functionalized silica bubbles, target cells and gold nanoprobes at a micron scale. The gold nano...

Gold(iii)–arene complexes by insertion of olefins into gold–aryl bonds† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental details (syntheses, analytical data and copies of 1H, 13C and 31P NMR spectra), crystallographic data of 2 and computational details. CCDC 1526613 and 1538015. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c7sc00145b Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file.

Photoinduced single-crystal-to-single-crystal phase transition and photosalient effect of a gold(i) isocyanide complex with shortening of intermolecular aurophilic bonds† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: X-ray crystallographic data, optical properties, DFT calculations, and other additional information. CCDC [987280 and 987281]. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c4sc02676d Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file.

An unprecedented amplification of near-infrared emission in a Bodipy derived π-system by stress or gelation† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental details, synthesis procedures and characterization data of the compounds, and additional figures. CCDC 1523313. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/c7sc01696d Click here for additional data file. Click here for additional data file.