Issue 32, 2013
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Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Design of a polymerligand for the one-step preparation of highly stable fluorescent Ag5 clusters for tissue labeling†

Luo Li,a   Qinlin Guo,a   Jie Li,b   Wei Yan,a   Changlong Leng,c   Hebin Tang,*c   Qunwei Lu*b  and  Bien Tan*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Hubei Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry and Service Failure, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
E-mail: bien.tan@mail.hust.edu.cn
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b Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
E-mail: luqw@mail.hust.edu.cn
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Tel: +86 27 87793102

c College of Pharmacy, South-Central University For Nationalities, Wuhan, China
E-mail: hbtang2006@mail.hust.edu.cn
Tel: +86 27 67842332

Abstract

Highly stable water-soluble fluorescent Ag5 clusters with a quantum yield of 9.7% were synthesized using a specially designed tridentate polymer ligand by one-step reduction. The fluorescence may be associated with the dominant Ag+ species on the surface of the clusters. The resultant Ag nanoclusters were used as biomarkers to label mouse liver tissues successfully for the first time.

Graphical abstract: Design of a polymer ligand for the one-step preparation of highly stable fluorescent Ag5 clusters for tissue labeling

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3TB20546K
Article type
Paper
Submitted
17 Apr 2013
Accepted
17 Jun 2013
First published
17 Jun 2013

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013,1, 3999-4004

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Design of a polymer ligand for the one-step preparation of highly stable fluorescent Ag5 clusters for tissue labeling

L. Li, Q. Guo, J. Li, W. Yan, C. Leng, H. Tang, Q. Lu and B. Tan, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2013, 1, 3999 DOI: 10.1039/C3TB20546K

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