Atomically precise thiolate-protected gold nanoclusters present strong near-infrared excitation, long lifetimes, and surface biofunctionality, making them ideal candidates as photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy. Here, the authors evaluate the influence of the ligands and metal core on the efficiency of photoexcited Au10 and Au25 clusters to produce reactive oxygen species, as well as possible biological consequences in living cells.
- Hussein Fakhouri
- Martina Perić Bakulić
- Dusica Maysinger
