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Sami Malola

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Albright E, Levchenko T, Kulkarni V, Sullivan A, DeJesus J, Malola S, et al.
J Am Chem Soc . 2024 Feb; 146(9):5759-5780. PMID: 38373254
This perspective highlights advances in the preparation and understanding of metal nanoclusters stabilized by organic ligands with a focus on -heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs). We demonstrate the need for a clear...
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Chakraborty P, Malola S, Weis P, Neumaier M, Schneider E, Hakkinen H, et al.
J Phys Chem Lett . 2023 Dec; 14(51):11659-11664. PMID: 38109267
Vacancy defects are known to have significant effects on the physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials. However, the formation and structural dynamics of vacancy defects in atomically precise coinage metal...
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Aminfar P, Ferguson T, Steele E, MacNeil E, Matus M, Malola S, et al.
Nanoscale . 2023 Dec; 16(1):205-211. PMID: 38051125
Atomically precise metal nanoclusters are promising candidates for various biomedical applications, including their use as photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy (PDT). However, typical synthetic routes of clusters often result in complex...
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Truttmann V, Loxha A, Banu R, Pittenauer E, Malola S, Matus M, et al.
ACS Nano . 2023 Oct; 17(20):20376-20386. PMID: 37805942
Chiral gold nanoclusters offer significant potential for exploring chirality at a fundamental level and for exploiting their applications in sensing and catalysis. However, their widespread use is impeded by low...
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Jeffries W, Malola S, Tofanelli M, Ackerson C, Hakkinen H, Knappenberger Jr K
J Phys Chem Lett . 2023 Jul; 14(29):6679-6685. PMID: 37463467
The coherent vibrational dynamics of Au(SCH), obtained from femtosecond time-resolved transient absorption spectroscopy, are described. Two acoustic modes were identified and assigned, including 2.0 THz breathing and 0.7 THz quadrupolar...
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Pyo K, Matus M, Hulkko E, Myllyperkio P, Malola S, Kumpulainen T, et al.
J Am Chem Soc . 2023 Jun; 145(27):14697-14704. PMID: 37377151
Understanding the dynamics of Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) in fluorophore-functionalized nanomaterials is critical for developing and utilizing such materials in biomedical imaging and optical sensing applications. However, structural dynamics...
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Monti M, Matus M, Malola S, Fortunelli A, Aschi M, Stener M, et al.
ACS Nano . 2023 Jun; 17(12):11481-11491. PMID: 37288973
The water-soluble glutathione-protected [Au(GSH)] nanocluster was investigated by integrating several methodologies such as molecular dynamics simulations, essential dynamics analysis, and state-of-the-art time-dependent density functional theory calculations. Fundamental aspects such as...
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Chakraborty P, Malola S, Neumaier M, Weis P, Hakkinen H, Kappes M
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl . 2023 May; 62(29):e202305836. PMID: 37216325
Fragmentation dynamics of ligated coinage metal clusters reflects their structural and bonding properties. So far methodological challenges limited probing structures of the fragments. Herein, we resolve the geometric structures of...
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Gonzalez-Rosell A, Malola S, Guha R, Arevalos N, Matus M, Goulet M, et al.
J Am Chem Soc . 2023 May; 145(19):10721-10729. PMID: 37155337
DNA-stabilized silver nanoclusters (Ag-DNAs) are known to have one or two DNA oligomer ligands per nanocluster. Here, we present the first evidence that Ag-DNA species can possess additional chloride ligands...
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Matus M, Malola S, Hakkinen H
ACS Nanosci Au . 2023 Apr; 1(1):47-60. PMID: 37102116
Nanodrug delivery systems (NDDSs) based on water-soluble and atomically precise gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) are under the spotlight due to their great potential in cancer theranostics. Gastric cancer (GC) is one...