title: Photoinduced formation of stable Ag-nanoparticles from a ternary ligand-DNA-Ag(+) complex.
abstract: The combination of (i) the light-harvesting nature and excited-state redox reactivity of a cationic DNA intercalator, (ii) a conjugated Ag(+)-binding crown ether, and (iii) the stabilizing effect of DNA on AgNPs in one integral ternary complex enables the mild photoinduced formation of Ag nanoparticles.
authors.affiliation: Center of Micro and Nanochemistry and Engineering; Department Chemie-Biologie, Universität Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57068 Siegen, Germany. ihmels@chemie.uni-siegen.de.
authors.forename: Daria V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Berdnikova
authors.forename: Heiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ihmels
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schönherr
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steuber
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wesner
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D008027:Light; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D011807:Quinolizines / Q000737:chemistry; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry*; D013053:Spectrophotometry
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D011807:Quinolizines; D012834:Silver; D004247:DNA