Chiroptically Active Multi-Modal Calcium Carbonate-Based Nanocomposites.

ABSTRACT: The development of multimodal nano- and micro-structures has become an increasingly popular area of research in recent years. In particular, the combination of two or more desirable properties within a single structure opens multiple opportunities from biomedicine, sensing, and catalysis, to a variety of optical applications. Here, for the first time, we report the synthesis and characterization of multimodal chiroptically active CaCO₃ nanocomposites. These composites have been prepared by a modified microemulsion method in the presence of an amino acid (cysteine). Following this, additional modalities have been introduced by loading the composites with luminescent nanoparticles or doping with Eu³⁺ ions. The luminescent composites have been produced by the incorporati

SUBMITTER: Donnelly FC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10780737 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature