Colorimetric detection is important for various applications where instant and convenient
read-out is needed. Because of their fascinating optical properties, plasmonic …

Owing to the variety and complexity of ocular diseases and the natural ocular barriers, drug
therapy for ocular diseases has significant limitations, such as poor drug targeting to the site …

Plant pathogens massively affect crop productivity and are one of the significant challenges
in attaining sustainable development goals related to agriculture, food production, and …

Previous decades have witnessed a lot of challenges that have provoked a dire need of
ensuring global food security. The process of augmenting food production has made the …

Contact lenses in the future will likely have functions other than correction of refractive error.
Lenses designed to control the development of myopia are already commercially available …

Background The frequent food safety incidents in recent years have caused great harm on
public health, economy, and society, leading to high public attention to food safety …

Noble metal nanoparticles as color labels and signal generators have been widely accepted
for the fabrication of colorimetric assays and sensors due to their simplicity and practicality …

Rapid detection of pathogens is crucial to minimize adverse health impacts of nosocomial,
foodborne, and waterborne diseases. Gold nanoparticles are extremely successful at …

A rapid detection test for SARS-CoV-2 is urgently required to monitor virus spread and
containment. Here, we describe a test that uses nanoprobes, which are gold nanoparticles …

Recent advances in biomaterials integrate metal nanoparticles with hydrogels to generate
composite materials that exhibit new or improved properties. By precisely controlling the …