Noble metal nanoparticles (NPs) are ideal scaffolds for the fabrication of sensing devices
because of their high surface-to-volume ratio combined with their unique optical and …

Due to their unique optical properties, narrow size distributions, and good biological affinity,
gold nanoparticles have been widely applied in sensing analysis, catalytic, environmental …

Renewable lignocellulosic biomass can be effectively transformed to value-added products,
enabling fast growth of related downstream processing. However, valorization of the by …

A facile one-step carbonization approach is reported herein for the sustainable hydrothermal
synthesis of fluorescent blue nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (NCQDs) using banana …

The importance of neurotransmitter sensing in the diagnosis and treatment of many
psychological illnesses and neurodegenerative diseases is non-negotiable. For …

Continuous monitoring of a variety of biomolecules and bio-relevant ions is of tremendous
importance in maintaining the physiological balance and evaluation of metabolic …

Iron ions, one of the most common heavy metal pollutants in industrial waste materials, are
continuously actively or passively delivered to the environment. Meanwhile, the importance …

During the last decade, advances have been made in nanotechnology using nanomaterials,
leading to improvements in their performance. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been …

Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), a secondary metabolite of Aspergillus spp., is highly toxic and widely
present in food matrices. Therefore, the detection of AFM1 is of great importance for the …

We report a smartphone–paper-based sensor impregnated with cetyltrimethylammonium
bromide modified silver nanoparticles (AgNPs/CTAB) for determination of Fe 3+ in water and …