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Facile synthesis of red-emitting lysozyme-stabilized Ag nanoclusters.

Nanoscale (2012-07-28)
Tingyao Zhou, Yunhe Huang, Wenbin Li, Zhimin Cai, Feng Luo, Chaoyong James Yang, Xi Chen
ABSTRACT

A facile approach was developed to prepare positively charged and red-emitting lysozyme-stabilized Ag nanoclusters (Lys-AgNCs) using NaBH₄ as a reducing agent at room temperature. The Lys-AgNCs can be applied in the highly selective detection of Hg²⁺.

MATERIALS
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Product Description

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Borax Anhydrous, BioUltra, anhydrous, ≥99%
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Borax Anhydrous, puriss. p.a., anhydrous, ≥98.0% (T)
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Sodium tetraborate, 99%
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Sodium tetraborate, 99.998% trace metals basis