Journal
NANOSCALE
Volume 6, Issue 3, Pages 1775-1781Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c3nr04835g
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21174048, 51373061, 50925207]
- Programme of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities (111 Project) [B06009, B13025]
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The development of functional copper nanoclusters (Cu NCs) is becoming increasingly widespread in consumer technologies due to their applications in cellular imaging and catalysis. Herein, we report a simple protein-directed synthesis of stable, water-soluble and fluorescent Cu NCs, using BSA as the stabilising agent. Meanwhile, in this study, hydrazine hydrate (N2H4 center dot 2H(2)O) was used as the reducing agent. N2H4 center dot 2H(2)O was a mild reducing agent suggesting that all processes could be operated at room temperature. The as-prepared Cu NCs showed red fluorescence with a peaking center at 620 nm (quantum yield 4.1%). The fluorescence of the as-prepared BSA-Cu NCs was responsive to pH in that the intensity of fluorescence increased rapidly by decreasing the pH from 12 to 6. Besides, with an arresting set of features including water-dispersibility, red fluorescence, good biocompatibility, surface-bioactivity and small size, the resultant BSA-Cu NCs could be used as probes for cellular imaging and catalysis. In this study, CAL-27 cells and the reaction of oxidation of styrene are used as models to achieve fluorescence imaging and elucidate the catalytic activity of the as-prepared BSA-Cu NCs.
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