Soon after they were first described in 1990, aptamers were largely recognized as a new
class of biological ligands that can rival antibodies in various analytical, diagnostic, and …

The development of robust materials for treating diseases through non-invasive
photothermal therapy (PTT) has attracted increasing attention in recent years. Among …

Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, trailing only heart
disease in incidence. Despite significant worldwide investment in research, cancer remains …

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) stores genetic information as a biomolecule, and also is
regarded as a block copolymer and polyanion. Under favorable environments, DNA …

Biogenic synthesis of metal nanoparticles is of considerable interest, as it affords clean,
biocompatible, nontoxic, and cost-effective fabrication. Driven by their ability to withstand …

Purpose Cancer is one of the leading causes of death, and thus, the scientific community
has but great efforts to improve cancer management. Among the major challenges in cancer …

2. INTRODUCTION The investigation of many fundamental processes in life sciences
requires straightforward tools for fast, sensitive, reliable, and reproducible detection of …

Ti3C2-MXene-based composites provide multifunctional interfaces in diagnosis and
treatment of tumors. Herein, we proposed a multifunctional nanoplatform based on Ti3C2 …

Nucleic acids are the foundation of life. Specific sequences translate certain genetic traits,
protein expression, and, ultimately, cellular function. Yet, nucleic acids not only store genetic …

Systematic evolution of ligand by exponential enrichment (SELEX) is an efficient method
used to isolate high-affinity single stranded oligonucleotides from a large random sequence …