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News from Cathleen M. Crudden's research group @ Queen's University, Canada. Find is over at @cmclab.bsky.social
Queen's University at Kingston
Joined September 2010
Yesterday, C2MCI’s Nano research community came together for our Nano Intensive Research Meeting. Nine research groups shared their latest findings, publications, challenges, and plans for what comes next. Thank you to everyone who presented and contributed to the conversation!
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Diving into Unknown Waters: Water-Soluble Clickable Au13 Nanoclusters Protected with NHC's for Bio-Medical Applications | JACS @cmc_lab
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pubs.acs.org
The use of gold nanoclusters in biomedical applications has been steadily increasing in recent years. However, water solubility is a key factor for these applications, and water-soluble gold nanocl...
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Impact of Ligand Structure on Biological Activity and Photophysical Properties of NHC-Protected Au13 Nanoclusters | JACS @cmc_lab @cathleencrudden @queensu @PMResearch_UHN @UofT @researchuoft @pmcancercentre @uniofjyvaskyla @NagoyaUniv @UTokyo_News_en
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N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-protected gold nanoclusters display high stability and high photoluminescence, making them well-suited for fluorescence imaging and photodynamic therapeutic applications....
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Big congratulations to group members Anastasia and @aloisio_mark on their Bader Symposium awards today!
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🌟 She is collaborating with an array of international partners to advance the use of novel nanomaterials in cancer treatments and more. Get to know @cathleencrudden: ▶️ https://t.co/9LKzPHD4KM
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Big congrats to Andrew and Anastasia, who won teaching assistantship awards today! Both are @_C2MCI students, and doing great work in our lab! @cathleencrudden @QueensChem @queensuResearch @queensgradstudy
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We don’t currently have any grant funding to support @SkypeScientist for 2025 😬 But! We have Frog Facts advent calendars to help float us until I get us funding! They are amazing! Every day scratch off the sparkles to get a frog fact. If we sell 5000 it will fully fund 2025.
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If the Crown Fits: Sterically Demanding N-Heterocyclic Carbene Promotes the Formation of Au8Pt Nanoclusters | Journal of the American Chemical Society @cmc_lab @NagoyaUniv @cathleencrudden @queensu #NHC #Au8Pt #Nanoclusters
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While N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have recently been shown to be effective ligands for gold nanoclusters, very few examples of heterometallic clusters incorporating nongroup 11 metals are known....
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And another one! We're on a roll here! https://t.co/6IY6H0fkia
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N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on gold have received considerable attention, but little is known about the lateral interactions between neighboring NHC molecules, their...
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🥁🥁🥁 drum roll please! 10 years in the making, and it's finally out! woot woot! @cathleencrudden @Xirality
https://t.co/vqJKUek261
nature.com
Communications Medicine - Nambo, Nishiwaki-Ohkawa, Ito, Ariki et al. characterize a novel thyroid hormone analog, ZTA-261. The authors demonstrate a favorable toxicity profile and effects on lipid...
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Calling all Quebec & Ontario organic & biological chemists! We are excited to announce that QOMSBOC 2024 will be held at the University of Toronto from Nov 8–10. We already have some fantastic plenary speakers lined up! Check out https://t.co/butkSATlCc for more details 👩🔬😊 📆
qomsboc.ca
The Quebec/Ontario Mini-Symposium for Synthetic and Bioorganic Chemistry is dedicated to the exhibition of graduate research in the chemical sciences, and is the premier regional meeting in organic...
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Amazing! Great speech boss!
1/2 💡 “When you don’t know, say you don’t know, it’s totally ok. People are very embracing of working together when you have new ideas.” World-leading scientist Cathleen Crudden @queensu spoke about exploring new opportunities at the 2023 #NSERC_Prizes ceremony. /...
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Huge congratulations to @GooseSullivan for his oral presentation award in the Materials division at #CSC2024! His talk was on Aqueous NHC-protected Au nanoclusters for biomedical application; work he carries out as part of the @_C2MCI with @cathleencrudden.
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Can't wait to see you there! Come visit for some fun experiments!
Do you know why metals get rusty? Come to #SRKingston2024 and find out! @_C2MCI will show you how science can help prevent metal corrosion and reduce damage in construction, transportation, and more. 🌐🔬🛠️ Visit➡️ https://t.co/2HGNk7p5jq
#SciRen #SciRenInnovate #QueensuResearch
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🌟 Prior to her discovery, no fundamentally new method to attach organic groups to metal surfaces had been developed in over 35 years, leading experts in the field to declare her work "game changing". Get to know @cathleencrudden ▶️ https://t.co/9LKzPHCwVe
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