Au@MnO Nanoflowers: Hybrid Nanocomposites for Selective Dual Functionalization and Imaging

Abstract

Flower power: A convenient strategy for preparing core-tunable multicomponent Au@MnO nanocrystals has been developed. The magnetic nanoflowers are not only efficient as cargo-specific carriers but also have excellent fluorescent properties resulting from fluorophors bound to the Au and MnO domains.