Photonic crystals: emerging biosensors and their promise for point-of-care applications

H Inan, M Poyraz, F Inci, MA Lifson, M Baday… - Chemical society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Biosensors are extensively employed for diagnosing a broad array of diseases and
disorders in clinical settings worldwide. The implementation of biosensors at the point-of …

Advances and challenges in biosensor-based diagnosis of infectious diseases

MLY Sin, KE Mach, PK Wong… - Expert review of molecular …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Rapid diagnosis of infectious diseases and timely initiation of appropriate treatment are
critical determinants that promote optimal clinical outcomes and general public health …

Simultaneous removal of pollutants from water using nanoparticles: A shift from single pollutant control to multiple pollutant control

GN Hlongwane, PT Sekoai, M Meyyappan… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The steady increase in population, coupled with the rapid utilization of resources and
continuous development of industry and agriculture has led to excess amounts of …

Recent advances in synthesis and surface modification of lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles for biomedical applications

M Lin, Y Zhao, SQ Wang, M Liu, ZF Duan… - Biotechnology …, 2012 - Elsevier
Lanthanide (Ln)-doped upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) with appropriate surface
modification can be used for a wide range of biomedical applications such as bio-detection …

ASSURED‐compliant point‐of‐care diagnostics for the detection of human viral infections

M Naseri, ZM Ziora, GP Simon, W Batchelor - 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Viral disease outbreaks have been always a threat to global public health making
affordable, rapid and accurate diagnostics highly important tools to slow down the spread of …

Portable microfluidic integrated plasmonic platform for pathogen detection

O Tokel, UH Yildiz, F Inci, NG Durmus, OO Ekiz… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Timely detection of infectious agents is critical in early diagnosis and treatment of infectious
diseases. Conventional pathogen detection methods, such as enzyme linked …

Getting into the brain: Potential of nanotechnology in the management of NeuroAIDS

M Nair, RD Jayant, A Kaushik, V Sagar - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
In spite of significant advances in antiretroviral (ARV) therapy, the elimination of human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) reservoirs from the periphery and the central nervous system …

Integration of cell phone imaging with microchip ELISA to detect ovarian cancer HE4 biomarker in urine at the point-of-care

SQ Wang, X Zhao, I Khimji, R Akbas, W Qiu… - Lab on a Chip, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Ovarian cancer is asymptomatic in the early stages and most patients present with advanced
levels of disease. The lack of cost-effective methods that can achieve frequent, simple and …

Nanoplasmonic quantitative detection of intact viruses from unprocessed whole blood

F Inci, O Tokel, SQ Wang, UA Gurkan, S Tasoglu… - ACS …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Infectious diseases such as HIV and hepatitis B pose an omnipresent threat to global health.
Reliable, fast, accurate, and sensitive platforms that can be deployed at the point-of-care …

Optical imaging techniques in microfluidics and their applications

J Wu, G Zheng, LM Lee - Lab on a Chip, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Microfluidic devices have undergone rapid development in recent years and provide a lab-
on-a-chip solution for many biomedical and chemical applications. Optical imaging …