The synergetic effect of a gold nanocluster-calcium phosphate composite: enhanced photoluminescence intensity and superior bioactivity

Gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) are a unique class of materials that exhibit visible luminescence. Amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) is a widely used biomaterial for a variety of purposes, such as drug delivery, bone cementing, and implant coatings. In this study, a nanocomposite of AuNCs and ACP is prepa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP 2022-12, Vol.24 (47), p.2934-2942
Hauptverfasser: Jiang, Yingying, Chen, Xin, Yang, Jingzhi, Chang, Lo-Yueh, Chan, Ting-Shan, Liu, Han, Zhu, Xiaohui, Su, Jiacan, Zhang, Hao, Fan, Yunshan, Liu, Lijia
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Zusammenfassung:Gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) are a unique class of materials that exhibit visible luminescence. Amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) is a widely used biomaterial for a variety of purposes, such as drug delivery, bone cementing, and implant coatings. In this study, a nanocomposite of AuNCs and ACP is prepared by biomimetic mineralization in a Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM). The strong interaction between AuNCs and Ca 2+ ions effectively induces aggregation of AuNCs. The as-formed nanocomposite, AuNCs@ACP, emits significantly enhanced luminescence compared to AuNCs alone. The luminescence enhancement mechanism is investigated using synchrotron X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy. In addition, the presence of AuNCs stabilizes ACP and also enhances the biocompatibility of ACP in promoting cell proliferation, and the nanocomposites are promising as nanoprobes for cancer therapy and/or bone tissue engineering. Gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) loaded on calcium phosphate (Ca-P) through biomimetic mineralization show bright luminescence through aggregation induced emission enhancement and the as-formed composite has greater biocompatibility than AuNCs or Ca-P alone.
ISSN:1463-9076
1463-9084
DOI:10.1039/d2cp04222c