Shining new light on biological systems: luminescent transition metal complexes for bioimaging and biosensing applications

LCC Lee, KKW Lo - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Luminescence imaging is a powerful and versatile technique for investigating cell
physiology and pathology in living systems, making significant contributions to life science …

The role of copper homeostasis in brain disease

Y An, S Li, X Huang, X Chen, H Shan… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the human body, copper is an important trace element and is a cofactor for several
important enzymes involved in energy production, iron metabolism, neuropeptide activation …

A comprehensive review on recent advances in copper sensors

T Chopra, S Sasan, L Devi, R Parkesh… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Copper (Cu 2+) exists in nature and biological systems and therefore its detection
in soil, blood, urine, water, agriculture and food samples is of great significance. Attempts to …

Copper active sites in biology

EI Solomon, DE Heppner, EM Johnston… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
On the basis of its generally accessible I/II redox couple and bioavailability, copper plays a
wide variety of roles in nature that mostly involve electron transfer (ET), O 2 binding …

Advances in copper complexes as anticancer agents

C Santini, M Pellei, V Gandin, M Porchia… - Chemical …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Medicinal inorganic chemistry offers additional opportunities for the design of therapeutic
agents not accessible to organic compounds. 1− 3 The wide range of coordination numbers …

Environmental and occupational exposure of metals and female reproductive health

S Dutta, B Gorain, H Choudhury… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Untainted environment promotes health, but the last few decades experienced steep
upsurge in environmental contaminants posing detrimental physiological impact. The …

Luminescent chemodosimeters for bioimaging

Y Yang, Q Zhao, W Feng, F Li - Chemical Reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
Luminescence bioimaging offers a unique approach for visualizing morphological details of
tissues with subcellular resolution and has become a powerful tool for the manipulation and …

Liposome-based drug co-delivery systems in cancer cells

SZ Vahed, R Salehi, S Davaran, S Sharifi - Materials Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Combination therapy and nanotechnology offer a promising therapeutic method in cancer
treatment. By improving drug's pharmacokinetics, nanoparticulate systems increase the …

A review on fluorimetric and colorimetric detection of metal ions by chemodosimetric approach 2013–2021

R AbhijnaKrishna, S Velmathi - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
The present review focus on the fluorimetric and colorimetric chemodosimeters developed
during the past 9 years for sensing of environmentally and biologically important metal ions …

Bone tissue engineering through 3D bioprinting of bioceramic scaffolds: a review and update

AT Khalaf, Y Wei, J Wan, J Zhu, Y Peng… - Life, 2022 - mdpi.com
Trauma and bone loss from infections, tumors, and congenital diseases make bone repair
and regeneration the greatest challenges in orthopedic, craniofacial, and plastic surgeries …