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Cancer Treatment: Incorporating Graphene Oxide and Gold Nanoclusters: A Synergistic Catalyst with Surprisingly High Peroxidase‐Like Activity Over a Broad pH Range and its Application for Cancer Cell Detection (Adv. Mater. 18/2013)
Author(s) -
Tao Yu,
Lin Youhui,
Huang Zhenzhen,
Ren Jinsong,
Qu Xiaogang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201370115
Subject(s) - nanoclusters , graphene , nanoprobe , materials science , oxide , catalysis , peroxidase , nanotechnology , cancer cell , cancer , enzyme , nanoparticle , chemistry , organic chemistry , medicine , metallurgy
Graphene oxide (GO) can serve as the enzyme modulator to regulate the peroxidase‐like activity of the Au nanoclusters (AuNCs), as reported by Xiaogang Qu, Jinsong Ren, and co‐workers on page 2594 . The most exciting feature of the GO‐AuNCs hybrid is that it exhibits high catalytic activity over a broad pH range, and even at neutral pH. Inspired by this, the hybrid can also be applied as a robust nanoprobe for selective, quantitative, and fast colorimetric detection of cancer cells.