The quenching of the fluorescence of carbon dots: a review on mechanisms and applications

F Zu, F Yan, Z Bai, J Xu, Y Wang, Y Huang, X Zhou - Microchimica Acta, 2017 - Springer
Carbon dots (CDs) possess unique optical properties such as tunable photoluminescence
(PL) and excitation dependent multicolor emission. The quenching and recovery of the …

Energy transfer with semiconductor quantum dot bioconjugates: a versatile platform for biosensing, energy harvesting, and other develo** applications

N Hildebrandt, CM Spillmann, WR Algar, T Pons… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Luminescent semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are one of the more popular nanomaterials
currently utilized within biological applications. However, what is not widely appreciated is …

Carbon quantum dots for optical sensor applications: A review

NAA Nazri, NH Azeman, Y Luo, AAA Bakar - Optics & Laser Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
An excellent photoluminescence properties of carbon quantum dots (CQDs) offers great
potential in sensing applications. The remarkable optical properties are promptly accessible …

Instantaneous and quantitative functionalization of gold nanoparticles with thiolated DNA using a pH-assisted and surfactant-free route

X Zhang, MR Servos, J Liu - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The attachment of thiolated DNA to gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) has enabled many landmark
works in nanobiotechnology. This conjugate chemistry is typically performed using a salt …

Electrostatic nucleic acid nanoassembly enables hybridization chain reaction in living cells for ultrasensitive mRNA imaging

Z Wu, GQ Liu, XL Yang, JH Jiang - Journal of the American …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Efficient approaches for intracellular delivery of nucleic acid reagents to achieve sensitive
detection and regulation of gene and protein expressions are essential for chemistry and …

DNA adsorbed on graphene and graphene oxide: Fundamental interactions, desorption and applications

B Liu, S Salgado, V Maheshwari, J Liu - Current Opinion in Colloid & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Interfacing DNA oligonucleotides with graphene-based materials, especially graphene
oxide, has produced many new sensors and devices. Since graphene oxide is an excellent …

Doxorubicin-tethered responsive gold nanoparticles facilitate intracellular drug delivery for overcoming multidrug resistance in cancer cells

F Wang, YC Wang, S Dou, MH **ong, TM Sun… - ACS nano, 2011 - ACS Publications
Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a major impediment to the success of cancer chemotherapy.
Through the development of a drug delivery system that tethers doxorubicin onto the surface …

Adsorption of DNA onto gold nanoparticles and graphene oxide: surface science and applications

J Liu - Physical chemistry chemical physics, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The interaction between DNA and inorganic surfaces has attracted intense research interest,
as a detailed understanding of adsorption and desorption is required for DNA microarray …

Single cell optical imaging and spectroscopy

AS Stender, K Marchuk, C Liu, S Sander… - Chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
In his 1665 treatise, Micrographia, Robert Hooke described the many observations he had
made using a microscope, including compartment-like structures in cork samples that he …

Elucidation and structural modeling of CD71 as a molecular target for cell-specific aptamer binding

X Wu, H Liu, D Han, B Peng, H Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Pancreatic cancer is a highly lethal malignancy associated with tissues of the pancreas.
Early diagnosis and effective treatment are crucial to improving the survival rate of patients …