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  • Biomaterials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Biochemistry

Background:

  • Biomolecule surface polarity is crucial for functions like folding and aggregation.
  • Imaging diverse bio-interfaces requires markers sensitive to varying hydrophobicity.
  • Existing imaging techniques may struggle with differentiating hydrophilic and hydrophobic environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize ultrasmall gold nanoclusters capped with 12-crown-4 ligand.
  • To evaluate the amphiphilic nature and solvent transfer capabilities of these nanoclusters.
  • To demonstrate their application as multimodal probes for bioimaging of protein superstructures.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis and characterization of ultrasmall gold nanoclusters.
  • Assessment of nanocluster amphiphilicity and stability in aqueous and organic solvents.
  • Application in fluorescence microscopy and transmission electron microscopy for imaging amyloid structures.

Main Results:

  • Successfully synthesized amphiphilic gold nanoclusters retaining integrity across solvents.
  • Demonstrated effective staining of hydrophobic amyloid spherulites via fluorescence microscopy.
  • Revealed nanoscale structural features of amyloid fibrils using transmission electron microscopy.

Conclusions:

  • Crown ether-capped gold nanoclusters are promising multimodal imaging probes.
  • Their amphiphilic character enables visualization of diverse bio-interfaces.
  • These nanoclusters offer potential for advanced structural characterization of biomolecular assemblies.