title: DNA-mediated silver nanoclusters: synthesis, properties and applications.
abstract: Fluorescent DNA-AgNCs have emerged as an alternative to standard emitters because of their unique properties: high fluorescent quantum yield, photostability, a broad pallet of colors (blue to near-IR), and the fact that their properties are easily modulated by the DNA sequence and environment. Applications as gene, ion, or small-molecule sensors have been reported.
authors.affiliation: IMDEA Nanociencia, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Latorre
authors.forename: Álvaro
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Somoza
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009841:Oligonucleotides; D012834:Silver; D004247:DNA