of the citrate-capped Pt5 NPs,27 (link) 0.8 mL
of a solution 50 mM sodium 3-mercapto-1-propanesulfonate (Sigma-Aldrich),
and 2 mL of a solution 20 mM of 3-mercaptopropionic acid, MPA (Sigma-Aldrich),
were sequentially added to the reaction mixture. The solution was
kept under vigorous stirring for at least 1 h at 80 °C. Thiol
molecules form a self-assembled monolayer on the citrate-capped Pt5
NPs due to the high affinity of thiols for noble metals51 (link)−56 (link) and the strong Pt–sulfur interaction.57 (link),58 (link) Afterward, the solution was cooled to room temperature, washed with
Milli-Q water using 50 K Amicon Ultra centrifugal filters, and stored
under 4 °C for future experiments. Pt5 NPs were then characterized
by dynamic light scattering (DLS) spectroscopy using a Zetasizer Nano
ZS System equipped with a 633 nm He–Ne laser (Malvern Instruments).