TY - JOUR
T1 - Microwave-Assisted Formation of Gold Nanoclusters Capped in Bovine Serum Albumin and Exhibiting Red or Blue Emission
AU - Chuang, Kuan Ting
AU - Lin, Yang Wei
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology under contract MOST 106-2119-M-018-001. This manuscript was edited by Wallace Academic Editing.
PY - 2017/12/7
Y1 - 2017/12/7
N2 - In this study, a microwave-assisted method for preparing fluorescent gold nanoclusters capped in bovine serum albumin (AuNCs@BSA) was developed. Through fluorescence spectrometry, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the effect of reaction temperature on the size and oxidation state of AuNCs@BSA samples was determined. Blue-emitting AuNCs@BSA (B-AuNCs@BSA), with weak bonds between AuNCs and BSA, were prepared at 135 °C. Red-emitting AuNCs@BSA (R-AuNCs@BSA) were also formed, and their formation was followed by an aggregation of polydispersed AuNCs@BSA. Through infrared spectrometry and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, it was confirmed that the R-AuNCs@BSA, consisting of 18 Au atoms, was successfully embedded in BSA. In addition, XPS measurements revealed that Au+ ions were present only in the R-AuNCs@BSA. Steady-state and lifetime results revealed the importance of the size and oxidation state of Au+ in the stabilization of the AuNCs@BSA and in the presence of a long lifetime component.
AB - In this study, a microwave-assisted method for preparing fluorescent gold nanoclusters capped in bovine serum albumin (AuNCs@BSA) was developed. Through fluorescence spectrometry, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the effect of reaction temperature on the size and oxidation state of AuNCs@BSA samples was determined. Blue-emitting AuNCs@BSA (B-AuNCs@BSA), with weak bonds between AuNCs and BSA, were prepared at 135 °C. Red-emitting AuNCs@BSA (R-AuNCs@BSA) were also formed, and their formation was followed by an aggregation of polydispersed AuNCs@BSA. Through infrared spectrometry and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, it was confirmed that the R-AuNCs@BSA, consisting of 18 Au atoms, was successfully embedded in BSA. In addition, XPS measurements revealed that Au+ ions were present only in the R-AuNCs@BSA. Steady-state and lifetime results revealed the importance of the size and oxidation state of Au+ in the stabilization of the AuNCs@BSA and in the presence of a long lifetime component.
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U2 - 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b09349
DO - 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b09349
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85038213325
VL - 121
SP - 26997
EP - 27003
JO - Journal of Physical Chemistry C
JF - Journal of Physical Chemistry C
SN - 1932-7447
IS - 48
ER -