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Synthesis of Near-Infrared Emitting Gold Nanoclusters for Biological Applications
Published on: March 22, 2020
Synthesis and spectroscopic observation of dendrimer-encapsulated gold nanoclusters
M Linh Tran1, Andrei V Zvyagin, Taras Plakhotnik
1School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, UK BS8 1TS. L.Tran@bristol.ac.uk
Abstract:
We report on the observation of the excitation/emission spectrum of a dendrimer-encapsulated gold nanocluster; the synthesis of Au-PAMAM was based on reduction of HAuCl4 x 3 H2O co-dissolved in methanol together with fourth-generation OH-terminated PAMAM.

