Photoluminescent nanoparticles for chemical and biological analysis and imaging

WR Algar, M Massey, K Rees, R Higgins… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs)
for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new …

Property–activity relationship of black phosphorus at the nano–bio interface: from molecules to organisms

G Qu, T **a, W Zhou, X Zhang, H Zhang, L Hu… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
As a novel member of the two-dimensional nanomaterial family, mono-or few-layer black
phosphorus (BP) with direct bandgap and high charge carrier mobility is promising in many …

Smart nanoparticle‐based platforms for regulating tumor microenvironment and cancer immunotherapy

R Cheng, HA Santos - Advanced healthcare materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor development and metastasis are closely related to the tumor microenvironment
(TME). Recently, several studies indicate that modulating TME can enhance cancer …

Biological and medical applications of calcium phosphate nanoparticles

V Sokolova, M Epple - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Calcium phosphate nanoparticles have a high biocompatibility and biodegradability due to
their chemical similarity to human hard tissue, for example, bone and teeth. They can be …

Spacer matters: All-peptide-based ligand for promoting interfacial proteolysis and plasmonic coupling

Z **, C Ling, Y Li, J Zhou, K Li, W Yim, J Yeung… - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Plasmonic coupling via nanoparticle assembly is a popular signal-generation method in
bioanalytical sensors. Here, we customized an all-peptide-based ligand that carries an …

Immobilization of thiol-modified horseradish peroxidase on gold nanoparticles enhances enzyme stability and prevents proteolytic digestion

FE Breausche, A Somerlot, J Walder, K Osei, S Okyem… - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
The specificity and efficiency of enzyme-mediated reactions have the potential to positively
impact many biotechnologies; however, many enzymes are easily degraded. Immobilization …

Assessing the Steric Impact of Surface Ligands on the Proteolytic Turnover of Quantum Dot–Peptide Conjugates

KD Krause, K Rees, WR Algar - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Proteases are important biomarkers and targets for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
The advantageous properties of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have made these …

Role of protein corona in the biological effect of nanomaterials: Investigating methods

L Zeng, J Gao, Y Liu, J Gao, L Yao, X Yang… - TrAC Trends in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Growing developments in engineered nanomaterials (NMs) and their wide applications
inevitably raise environmental and human health concerns. Upon contact with biological …

Stimuli-responsive three-dimensional DNA nanomachines engineered by controlling dynamic interactions at biomolecule-nanoparticle interfaces

P Yang, R Zhou, C Kong, L Fan, C Dong, J Chen… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Stimuli-responsive nanomachines are attractive tools for biosensing, imaging, and drug
delivery. Herein, we demonstrate that the orientation of macromolecules and subsequent …

Two-dimensional biomaterials: material science, biological effect and biomedical engineering applications

H Huang, W Feng, Y Chen - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
To date, nanotechnology has increasingly been identified as a promising and efficient
means to address a number of challenges associated with public health. In the past decade …