Mussel-inspired self-assembly of silver nanoclusters into multifunctional silver aerogels for enhanced catalytic and bactericidal applications
A mussel-inspired self-assembly strategy is proposed to fabricate silver aerogels based on ultrasmall silver nanoclusters through a dopamine-assisted gelation process. The fabricated silver aerogels possess excellent catalytic and antibacterial properties owing to the synergistic effect of silver nanoclusters and polydopamine, which holds promising potential as novel multifunctional materials for application in environmental and healthcare fields. …