Facile synthesis and characterization of Au nanoclusters-silica fluorescent composite nanospheres

  • Huiping Wang
  • , Chaoyong Xu
  • , Chengzhi Zheng
  • , Wei Xu
  • , Tianjiao Dong
  • , Kanglei Liu
  • , Heyou Han
  • , Jiangong Liang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We developed a novel method for the synthesis of Au nanoclusters (NCs) silica fluorescent composite nanospheres by mixing the as-prepared bovine serum albumin (BSA) protected Au NCs with amino-modified silica spheres in acetate buffer solution. The products were characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), fluorescent microscope imaging (FLMI), and dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements. The proposed method was simple, efficient, and inexpensive. In addition, the composite nanospheres exhibited favorable water-dispersible, stable, and fluorescent properties, potentially leading to further applications in chemical and biological sensors. A reasonable mechanism was also proposed for the formation of composite nanospheres.

Original languageEnglish
Article number972834
JournalJournal of Nanomaterials
Volume2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes

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