Hard X-ray-induced optical luminescence via biomolecule-directed metal clusters.
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SUBMITTER: Osakada Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4121467 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Hard X-ray-induced optical luminescence via biomolecule-directed metal clusters.
Osakada Yasuko Y Pratx Guillem G Sun Conroy C Sakamoto Masanori M Ahmad Moiz M Volotskova Olga O Ong Qunxiang Q Teranishi Toshiharu T Harada Yoshie Y Xing Lei L Cui Bianxiao B
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) 20140401 27
Here, we demonstrate that biomolecule-directed metal clusters are applicable in the study of hard X-ray excited optical luminescence, promising a new direction in the development of novel X-ray-activated imaging probes. ...[more]
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