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- Title
A Simple Entropic‐Driving Separation Procedure of Low‐Size Silver Clusters, Through Interaction with DNA.
- Authors
Buceta, David; Dominguez, Blanca; Vieitez, Sara; Arias, Iria R.; Ageitos, J. Manuel; Blanco, M. Carmen; Barone, Giampaolo; Domínguez, Fernando; López‐Quintela, M. Arturo
- Abstract
Synthesis and purification of metal clusters without strong binding agents by wet chemical methods are very attractive for their potential applications in many research areas. However, especially challenging is the separation of uncharged clusters with only a few number of atoms, which renders the usual techniques very difficult to apply. Herein, we report the first efficient separation of Ag2 and Ag3 clusters using the different entropic driving forces when such clusters interact with DNA, into which Ag3 selectively intercalates. After sequential dialysis of the samples and denaturalizing the DNA‐Ag3 complex, pure Ag2 can be found in the dialysate after extensive dialysis. Free Ag3 is recovered after DNA denaturation.
- Subjects
SILVER clusters; DNA; DNA denaturation; METAL refining; BINDING agents; METAL clusters
- Publication
ChemistryOpen, 2021, Vol 10, Issue 8, p760
- ISSN
2191-1363
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/open.202100028