The fluorescence of organic molecules depends sensitively on their environment.
Fluorescent dyes have accordingly become popular molecular probes not only to determine …

Calixarenes (CAs), representing the third generation of supramolecular hosts and one of the
most widely studied macrocyclic scaffolds, offer (almost) unlimited structure and application …

Conspectus Host–guest chemistry commenced to a large degree with the work of Pedersen,
who in 1967 first reported the synthesis of crown ethers. The past 45 years have witnessed a …

In the past few decades, the development of chemosensors for neurotransmitters has
emerged as a research area of significant importance, which attracted a tremendous amount …

The present critical review reports on recent developments of optical nanoparticles based on
the association of gold, silver, silica and quantum dots and calixarenes. These hybrid …

Electron-rich anionic calixarenes and resorcinarenes are known receptors for
trimethylammonium-containing neurotransmitters, but the development of practical sensor …

We have developed a highly sensitive and selective fluorescent assay for the detection of
acetylcholine (ACh) based on enzyme mimics of Au/Ag nanoparticles (NPs). These NPs …

Neurotransmitters play a crucial role in regulating communication between neurons within
the brain and central nervous system. Thus, imaging neurotransmitters has become a high …

Neurotransmitters, also known as chemical messengers, are the executors of neural signal
transduction, and abnormalities in their levels or functions are closely associated with …

Acetylcholine (ACh) is one of the most crucial neurotransmitters of the cholinergic system
found in vertebrates and invertebrates and is responsible for many processes in living …