National Natural Science Foundation of China(81771977;82001956);National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents(BX20200196);Xiamen Science and Technology Plan Project(3502Z20183017);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(20720180054)
Han XU, Yu-xin WANG, Jin-peng JING, et al. Progress on Metal Nanoclusters with Aggregation-induced Emission Characteristic in Biomedical Application. [J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence 42(3):336-347(2021)
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Han XU, Yu-xin WANG, Jin-peng JING, et al. Progress on Metal Nanoclusters with Aggregation-induced Emission Characteristic in Biomedical Application. [J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence 42(3):336-347(2021) DOI: 10.37188/CJL.20200385.
Progress on Metal Nanoclusters with Aggregation-induced Emission Characteristic in Biomedical Application
Metal nanoclusters with enhanced aggregation-induced emission(AIE) have shown a broad application prospect in the bio-medical fields and environmental science. However
the current researches on AIE metal nanoclusters are still in the initial stage. The complex surface/interface structure and enhanced luminescence mechanisms are still not clear. Moreover
it remains a big challenge to prepare AIE metal nanoclusters with properly regulated properties. Following the reports that successfully synthesized metal clusters with AIE characteristic
this review firstly summarized the surface modification strategies with mercaptan and the AIE mechanism of gold
silver
copper nanoclusters
and introduced their biomedical applications. Then
the preparation and bio-application of unique iridium complexes with AIE property are also discussed. Finally
the research status and prospects of AIE metal nanoclusters are described. In sum
this review aims to provide concepts for the future research and development of AIE metal nanoclusters.
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