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SUBMITTER: Peng Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855495 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Peng Yan Y Wang Maomao M Wu Xiaoxia X Wang Fu F Liu Lang L
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) 20180223 2
Gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) have been considered as novel heavy metal ions sensors due to their ultrafine size, photo-stability and excellent fluorescent properties. In this study, a green and facile method was developed for the preparation of fluorescent water-soluble gold nanoclusters with methionine as a stabilizer. The nanoclusters emit orange fluorescence with excitation/emission peaks at 420/565 nm and a quantum yield of about 1.46%. The fluorescence of the Au NCs is selectively and sensiti ...[more]