The aim is to understand how charge-state engineering influences levodopa adsorption on gold clusters.
Investigated the effects of charge states (cationic, neutral, anionic) on the binding of levodopa to gold clusters using DFT (Density Functional Theory) calculations.
Neutral clusters exhibit tunable adsorption characteristics, allowing for flexibility in binding.
Anionic clusters display weak and unfavorable interactions with levodopa, indicating poor binding efficiency.
Abstract
Charge-state engineering controls levodopa adsorption on gold clusters: cationic clusters bind strongly, neutral clusters are tunable, and anionic clusters show weak or unfavourable interactions.