Table 1.

Silver Atom Stoichiometries with Different Templates

Sequence (excitation and emission maxima)	Ag:Oligonucleotide
CCC CAA CTC C (λex = 540 nm/λem = 630 nm)	4.8 ± 0.4
CCCTAACTCCCC (λex = 650 nm/λem = 710 nm)	5.9 ± 0.5
C3AC3AC3TC3A (λex = 750 nm/λem = 810 nm)	9.6 ± 0.8
C3AC3AC3GC3A (λex = 720 nm/λem = 770 nm)	10.0 ± 1.7
C3AC3AC3AC3G (λex = 820 nm/λem = 900 nm)	9.1 ± 0.7
C3AC3AC3TC3A TT CCCGCCGCTGGA (λmax = 400 nm)	11.1 ± 1.1
C3AC3AC3TC3A TT CCCGCCGCTGGA GGGCGGCGACCT (λex = 730 nm/λex = 785 nm)	11.5 ± 1.2