Hard X-ray-induced optical luminescence via biomolecule-directed metal clusters.

Here, we demonstrate that biomolecule-directed metal clusters are applicable in the study of hard X-ray excited optical luminescence, promising a new direction in the development of novel X-ray-activated imaging probes.

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