title: Etching colloidal gold nanocrystals with hyperbranched and multivalent polymers: a new route to fluorescent and water-soluble atomic clusters.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemistry, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, 101 Woodruff Circle, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Shuming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nie
mesh_terms: D017979:Gold Colloid / Q000737:chemistry*; D049408:Luminescent Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012995:Solubility; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D017979:Gold Colloid; D049408:Luminescent Agents; D011108:Polymers; D014867:Water