Properties and applications of protein-stabilized fluorescent gold nanoclusters: Short review

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Chevrier, Daniel M ^a   Chatt, Amares ^a   Zhang, Peng ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Medical imaging; Particles; Sensors

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; GOLD; MEDICAL IMAGING; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PROTEINS; SENSORS;

ANALYTICAL DETECTION; BIOMEDICAL IMAGING; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; CURRENT LIMITATION; DETERMINATION OF GOLD; FLUORESCENCE SENSORS; FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURES;

NANOCLUSTERS;

EID: 84876926478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JNP.6.064504     Document Type: Review

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