Development of a near infrared Au–Ag bimetallic nanocluster for ultrasensitive detection of toxic Pb2+ ions in vitro and inside cells

• DOI: 10.1039/c9na00459a
• Publication Date: 2019-07-29T05:24:18Z
• Authors: Achinta Sannigrahi; Sourav Chowdhury; Indrani Nandi; Dwipanjan Sanyal; Sayantani Chall; Krishnananda Chat...
• Keywords: Chemistry; 01 natural sciences; 6. Clean water; 0104 chemical sciences

Au–Ag bimetallic nanoclusters with tunable NIR fluorescence have found applications in sensing toxic lead ions in vitro and inside cells.