Hard X-ray-induced optical luminescence via biomolecule-directed metal clusters

Yasuko Osakada; Guillem Pratx; Conroy Sun; Masanori Sakamoto; Moiz Ahmad; Olga Volotskova; Qunxiang Ong; Toshiharu Teranishi; Yoshie Harada; Lei Xing; Bianxiao Cui

doi:10.1039/C3CC48661C

Hard X-ray-induced optical luminescence via biomolecule-directed metal clusters†

Yasuko Osakada,*^abc Guillem Pratx,^d Conroy Sun,^d Masanori Sakamoto,^be Moiz Ahmad,^d Olga Volotskova,^d Qunxiang Ong,^c Toshiharu Teranishi,^e Yoshie Harada,^a Lei Xing*^d and Bianxiao Cui*^c

Author affiliations

* Corresponding authors

^a Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (WPI-iCeMS), Kyoto University, Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
E-mail: yosakada@icems.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Fax: +81 75-753-9820

^b PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 4-1-8 Honcho Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan

^c Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

^d Department of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

^e Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University and CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto, Japan

Abstract

Here, we demonstrate that biomolecule-directed metal clusters are applicable in the study of hard X-ray excited optical luminescence, promising a new direction in the development of novel X-ray-activated imaging probes.

Chemical Communications

Hard X-ray-induced optical luminescence via biomolecule-directed metal clusters†

Abstract

Supplementary files

Article information

Download Citation

Author version available

Permissions

Hard X-ray-induced optical luminescence via biomolecule-directed metal clusters

Social activity

Search articles by author

Spotlight

Advertisements