title: Inspiration from chemical photography: accelerated photoconversion of AgCl to functional silver nanoparticles mediated by DNA.
abstract: We demonstrate a facile approach for converting AgCl to functional silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) via photoreduction in the presence of DNA. The resulting AgNPs are biofunctionalized, and exhibit photostable luminescence and DNA-specific Raman signatures, showing high potential for use in DNA-directed recognition and advanced bioimaging.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13W8, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan.
authors.forename: Guoqing
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nambara
authors.forename: Keita
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagakawa
authors.forename: Yasutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Niikura
authors.forename: Kuniharu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ijiro
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D006367:HeLa Cells; D006801:Humans; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010781:Photography; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D018030:Silver Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
chemical_list: D018030:Silver Compounds; D012834:Silver; D004247:DNA; C037548:silver chloride