AIE Polymers: Synthesis, Properties, and Biological Applications

Ruoyu Zhan; Yutong Pan; Purnima Naresh Manghnani; Bin Liu

doi:10.1002/mabi.201600433

Heterodimers of metal nanoparticles: synthesis, properties, and biological applications

Microchimica Acta ◽

10.1007/s00604-021-05002-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 188 (10) ◽

Author(s):

Gao-feng Wu ◽

Jian Zhu ◽

Guo-jun Weng ◽

Jian-jun Li ◽

Jun-wu Zhao

Keyword(s):

Metal Nanoparticles ◽

Biological Applications ◽

Nanoparticles Synthesis ◽

Synthesis Properties

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Group IV Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Properties, and Biological Applications

Small ◽

10.1002/smll.201000543 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 6 (19) ◽

pp. 2080-2098 ◽

Cited By ~ 217

Author(s):

Jiyang Fan ◽

Paul K. Chu

Keyword(s):

Group Iv ◽

Biological Applications ◽

Nanoparticles Synthesis ◽

Synthesis Properties

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Porphyrin–diketopyrrolopyrrole conjugates and related structures: Synthesis, properties and applications

Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines ◽

10.1142/s1088424619300271 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (01n03) ◽

pp. 43-66

Author(s):

Vítor A. S. Almodôvar ◽

Augusto C. Tomé

Keyword(s):

Small Molecules ◽

Photophysical Properties ◽

Polymeric Materials ◽

Biological Applications ◽

Synthesis Properties ◽

Potential Applications ◽

New Compounds

A large diversity of porphyrin–diketopyrrolopyrrole conjugates and related structures formed by diketopyrrolopyrrole units and pyrrole-based moieties such as phthalocyanine, porphycene, calix[4]pyrrole or BODIPY have been reported since 2010. The new compounds, whether small molecules or polymeric materials, exhibit very interesting photophysical properties and have been tested in a range of technical or biological applications. This review summarizes the advances in the synthesis of such compounds. Their photophysical properties and potential applications are also briefly discussed.

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Recent Advances in the Synthesis, Properties, and Biological Applications of Platinum Nanoclusters

Journal of Nanomaterials ◽

10.1155/2019/6248725 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Xin Huang ◽

Zengbei Li ◽

Zhengguo Yu ◽

Xinjie Deng ◽

Yi Xin

Keyword(s):

Near Infrared ◽

Fluorescent Proteins ◽

Malignant Tumour ◽

Silver Nanoclusters ◽

Biological Applications ◽

Metal Nanoclusters ◽

Fluorescent Markers ◽

Synthesis Properties ◽

Ag Ncs ◽

Platinum Nanoclusters

Noble metal nanoclusters (M NCs), defined as an aggregation of a few to tens of atoms, are considered a borderline between atoms and metal nanoparticles (M NPs), which tends to exhibit molecule-like behaviours such as discrete electronic state and size-dependent fluorescence. In the past decades, gold and silver nanoclusters (Au NCs and Ag NCs) have been massively explored and utilized in the field of industrial catalysis, optoelectronic devices, biological imaging, environmental detection, clinical diagnoses, and treatment. The analogue of Au and Ag NCs and platinum nanoclusters (Pt NCs), especially their biological applications, is relatively and rarely discussed. This review firstly investigates the synthetic methodology of Pt NCs including template-assisted and template-free approaches and then introduces their unique optical, catalytic, and thermal properties. Particular importance here is the biological applications of Pt NCs such as the bioimaging of various cells as a preferred fluorophore in contrast to traditional fluorescent markers (e.g., organic dye, semiconductor quantum dots, and fluorescent proteins), the usage of Pt NCs-based antitumour drugs as a new class chemotherapeutics for malignant tumour therapy, and the utilization of antibacteria as an alternative of Ag-based antibacterial agent. On the whole, the development of Pt NCs has already gained delectable progress; however, the study of ultrafine Pt NCs is at the beginning stage and there are still plenty of challenges like synthesis of near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent Pt NCs, the explicit signal pathway of cell apoptosis, and attempt in diverse biological applications that need to be urgently tackled in future.

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Synthesis, Properties, and Biological Applications of Metallic Alloy Nanoparticles

International Journal of Molecular Sciences ◽

10.3390/ijms21145174 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 21 (14) ◽

pp. 5174

Author(s):

Kim-Hung Huynh ◽

Xuan-Hung Pham ◽

Jaehi Kim ◽

Sang Hun Lee ◽

Hyejin Chang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Synthesis Method ◽

Metallic Alloy ◽

Magnetic Characteristics ◽

Alloy Nanoparticles ◽

Biological Applications ◽

Structure Synthesis ◽

Synthesis Properties ◽

Monometallic Nanoparticles

Metallic alloy nanoparticles are synthesized by combining two or more different metals. Bimetallic or trimetallic nanoparticles are considered more effective than monometallic nanoparticles because of their synergistic characteristics. In this review, we outline the structure, synthesis method, properties, and biological applications of metallic alloy nanoparticles based on their plasmonic, catalytic, and magnetic characteristics.

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