Molecular probes, chemosensors, and nanosensors for optical detection of biorelevant molecules and ions in aqueous media and biofluids

J Krämer, R Kang, LM Grimm, L De Cola… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Synthetic molecular probes, chemosensors, and nanosensors used in combination with
innovative assay protocols hold great potential for the development of robust, low-cost, and …

Significance of an electrochemical sensor and nanocomposites: toward the electrocatalytic detection of neurotransmitters and their importance within the physiological …

H Kaur, SS Siwal, RV Saini, N Singh… - ACS Nanoscience …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A prominent neurotransmitter (NT), dopamine (DA), is a chemical messenger that transmits
signals between one neuron to the next to pass on a signal to and from the central nervous …

Carbon dot-based platform for simultaneous bacterial distinguishment and antibacterial applications

J Yang, X Zhang, YH Ma, G Gao, X Chen… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In this work, we prepared quaternized carbon dots (CDs) with simultaneous antibacterial
and bacterial differentiation capabilities using a simple carboxyl–amine reaction between …

On-off-on fluorescent nanosensor for Fe3+ detection and cancer/normal cell differentiation via silicon-doped carbon quantum dots

G Gao, YW Jiang, HR Jia, J Yang, FG Wu - Carbon, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, an on-off-on fluorescent nanosensor based on carbon quantum dots (or carbon
dots, CDs) was successfully fabricated for Fe 3+ detection and selective imaging of …

Highly sensitive and selective detection of dopamine with boron and sulfur co-doped graphene quantum dots

M Chatterjee, P Nath, S Kadian, A Kumar, V Kumar… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In this work, we report, the synthesis of Boron and Sulfur co-doped graphene quantum dots
(BS-GQDs) and its applicability as a label-free fluorescence sensing probe for the highly …

One-step synthesis of carbon dots with bacterial contact-enhanced fluorescence emission: Fast Gram-type identification and selective Gram-positive bacterial …

J Yang, G Gao, X Zhang, YH Ma, X Chen, FG Wu - Carbon, 2019 - Elsevier
Carbon dots (CDs) are a type of metal-free fluorescent quantum dots and can be
synthesized facilely and cost-effectively. In this work, we develop a one-pot solvothermal …

One-pot synthesis of fluorescent silicon nanoparticles for sensitive and selective determination of 2, 4, 6-trinitrophenol in aqueous solution

Y Han, Y Chen, J Feng, J Liu, S Ma, X Chen - Analytical chemistry, 2017 - ACS Publications
Because 2, 4, 6-trinitrophenol (TNP) and its analogues such as 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene (TNT)
possess similar chemical structures and properties, the reliable and accurate detection of …

Long-lived room temperature phosphorescence crystals with green light excitation

Y Zheng, Z Wang, J Liu, Y Zhang, L Gao… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Long-lived room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) materials are promising for
applications in various fields including security information, medical diagnostics, and …

Electrochemical sensing platform based on the biomass-derived microporous carbons for simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, dopamine, and uric acid

W Zhang, L Liu, Y Li, D Wang, H Ma, H Ren… - Biosensors and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A novel and highly selective electrochemical sensing platform (ZnCl 2-CF/GCE) based on
combination of kiwi skin and zinc chloride nanoparticles was developed for the …

Silicon nanocrystals and silicon‐polymer hybrids: synthesis, surface engineering, and applications

M Dasog, J Kehrle, B Rieger… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Silicon nanocrystals (Si‐NCs) are emerging as an attractive class of quantum dots
owing to the natural abundance of silicon in the Earth's crust, their low toxicity compared to …