Luminescent Ruthenium(II) Polypyridyl Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles; Their DNA Binding Abilities and Application As Cellular Imaging Agents
作者:Robert B. P. Elmes、Kim N. Orange、Suzanne M. Cloonan、D. Clive Williams、Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson
DOI:10.1021/ja2061159
日期:2011.10.12
The synthesis and photophysical and biological investigation of Ru(II)-polypyridyl stabilized water-soluble, luminescent gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are described. These structures bind to DNA and undergo rapid cellular uptake, being localized within the cell cytoplasm and nucleus within 4 h.