All forms of energy follow the law of conservation of energy, by which they can be neither
created nor destroyed. Light-to-heat conversion as a traditional yet constantly evolving …

Recent advances of plasmonic nanoparticles include fascinating developments in the fields
of energy, catalyst chemistry, optics, biotechnology, and medicine. The plasmonic …

The ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread globally and
poses a threat to public health in more than 200 countries. Reliable laboratory diagnosis of …

Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) offers the capabilities of real-time monitoring
of amplified products, fast detection, and quantitation of infectious units, but poses technical …

The interaction between light and matter can be controlled efficiently by structuring materials
at a length scale shorter than the wavelength of interest. With the goal to build optical …

PCR has been widely used in different fields including molecular biology, pathogen
detection, medical diagnosis, food detection and etc. However, the difficulty of promoting …

Conspectus Gold nanobipyramids (Au NBPs) and gold nanorods (Au NRs) are two types of
elongated plasmonic nanoparticles with their longitudinal dipolar plasmon wavelengths …

Gold-based plasmonic nanocrystals have been extensively developed for noninvasive
photothermal therapy. In this study, gold nanorods (AuNRs) with (200) plane and gold …

The diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection by
quantitative PCR with reverse transcription (RT–qPCR) typically involves bulky …

Light-induced catalysis and thermoplasmonics are promising fields creating many
opportunities for innovative research. Recent advances in light-induced olefin metathesis …