Luminescent Metal Nanoclusters: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications provides a comprehensive accounting of various protocols used for the synthesis of metal nanoclusters, their characterization techniques, toxicity evaluation and various applications and future prospects. The book provides detailed experimental routes, along with mechanisms on the formation of benign metallic clusters using biomaterials and a comprehensive review regarding the preparation, properties and prospective applications of these nano clusters in various fields, including therapeutic applications. Various methods to protect nanocluster materials to increase their stability are emphasized, including the incorporation of ligands (protein, small molecule, DNA, thiols).
This book addresses a gap in the current literature by bringing together the preparation, characterization and applications of all the possible types of reported metal nanoclusters and their hybrids. It is suitable for materials scientists and engineers in academia and those working in research and development in industry. It may also be of interest to those working in the interdisciplinary nanotechnology community, such as physical chemists.
1. 1 General introduction—luminescent metal nanoclusters - p. 1 2. 2 Methods of synthesis of metal nanoclusters - p. 17 3. 3 Analytical tools for the characterization and quantification of metal nanoclusters - p. 57 4. 4 Mass spectrometry and metal nanoclusters - p. 89 5. 5 Origin of luminescence of metal nanoclusters - p. 119 6. 6 General purification methods of metal nanoclusters - p. 161 7. 7 Phosphine and thiol protected metal nanoclusters - p. 187 8. 8 Polymer- and dendrimer-protected metal nanoclusters - p. 223 9. 9 DNA-protected metal nanoclusters - p. 251 10. 10 Peptide-protected metal nanoclusters - p. 281 11. 11 Protein and enzyme protected metal nanoclusters - p. 303 12. 12 Alloy nanoclusters-synthesis methods and structural evaluation - p. 349 13. 13 Self-assembly of metal nanoclusters in colloid science - p. 385 14. 14 Applications of metallic nanoclusters in bioimaging - p. 409 15. 15 Biomarker sensing using luminescent metal nanoclusters - p. 435 16. 16 Environmental applications of luminescent metal nanoclusters - p. 465 17. 17 Therapeutic applications of metal nanoclusters - p. 493 18. 18 Stimuli-responsive metal nanoclusters for targeted drug and gene delivery and their biomedical applications - p. 517 19. 19 Antimicrobial properties of metal nanoclusters - p. 537 20. 20 Metal nanoclusters as photosensitizers - p. 569 21. 21 Metal nanoclusters for catalytic applications: synthesis and characterization - p. 589 22. 22 Metal nanoclusters for energy storage applications - p. 625 23. 23 Bioavailability, biodistribution, and toxicity of fluorescent metal nanoclusters - p. 659 24. 24 Luminescent Metal Nanoclusters: Summary and future outlook - p. 679 25. Index - p. 683 26. Index - continued - p. 697
Luminescent Metal Nanoclusters: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications provides a comprehensive accounting of various protocols used for the synthesis of metal nanoclusters, their characterization techniques, toxicity evaluation and various applications and future prospects. The book provides detailed experimental routes, along with mechanisms on the formation of benign metallic clusters using biomaterials and a comprehensive review regarding the preparation, properties and prospective applications of these nano clusters in various fields, including therapeutic applications. Various methods to protect nanocluster materials to increase their stability are emphasized, including the incorporation of ligands (protein, small molecule, DNA, thiols).
This book addresses a gap in the current literature by bringing together the preparation, characterization and applications of all the possible types of reported metal nanoclusters and their hybrids. It is suitable for materials scientists and engineers in academia and those working in research and development in industry. It may also be of interest to those working in the interdisciplinary nanotechnology community, such as physical chemists.
1. 1 General introduction—luminescent metal nanoclusters - p. 1 2. 2 Methods of synthesis of metal nanoclusters - p. 17 3. 3 Analytical tools for the characterization and quantification of metal nanoclusters - p. 57 4. 4 Mass spectrometry and metal nanoclusters - p. 89 5. 5 Origin of luminescence of metal nanoclusters - p. 119 6. 6 General purification methods of metal nanoclusters - p. 161 7. 7 Phosphine and thiol protected metal nanoclusters - p. 187 8. 8 Polymer- and dendrimer-protected metal nanoclusters - p. 223 9. 9 DNA-protected metal nanoclusters - p. 251 10. 10 Peptide-protected metal nanoclusters - p. 281 11. 11 Protein and enzyme protected metal nanoclusters - p. 303 12. 12 Alloy nanoclusters-synthesis methods and structural evaluation - p. 349 13. 13 Self-assembly of metal nanoclusters in colloid science - p. 385 14. 14 Applications of metallic nanoclusters in bioimaging - p. 409 15. 15 Biomarker sensing using luminescent metal nanoclusters - p. 435 16. 16 Environmental applications of luminescent metal nanoclusters - p. 465 17. 17 Therapeutic applications of metal nanoclusters - p. 493 18. 18 Stimuli-responsive metal nanoclusters for targeted drug and gene delivery and their biomedical applications - p. 517 19. 19 Antimicrobial properties of metal nanoclusters - p. 537 20. 20 Metal nanoclusters as photosensitizers - p. 569 21. 21 Metal nanoclusters for catalytic applications: synthesis and characterization - p. 589 22. 22 Metal nanoclusters for energy storage applications - p. 625 23. 23 Bioavailability, biodistribution, and toxicity of fluorescent metal nanoclusters - p. 659 24. 24 Luminescent Metal Nanoclusters: Summary and future outlook - p. 679 25. Index - p. 683 26. Index - continued - p. 697
