Live cell discrimination is the first and essential step to understand complex biosystems.
Conventional cell discrimination involving various antibodies relies on selective surface …

Functional fluorophores represent an emerging research field, distinguished by their diverse
applications, especially in sensing and cellular imaging. After the discovery of quinine …

Bacterial biofilms are defined as complex aggregates of bacteria that grow attached to
surfaces or are associated with interfaces. Bacteria within biofilms are embedded in a self …

In previous studies we have described the therapeutic action of luminescent dinuclear
ruthenium (II) complexes based on the tetrapyridylphenazine, tpphz, bridging ligand on …

Scope High dietary sugar and sweeteners are suspected to cause the development of
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms through the induction of proinflammatory cytokine …

Yersinia enterocolitica (Y. enterocolitica) is an important food-borne and zoonotic pathogen.
It can form biofilm on the surface of food, increasing the risk to food safety. Generally, outer …

Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) formed by neutrophils are netlike scaffolds that mainly
contain DNA and a variety of granule proteins. Many stimuli can lead to the NET formation …

Biofilm is a crucial virulence factor for microorganisms that causes chronic infection. After
biofilm formation, the bacteria present improve drug tolerance and multifactorial defense …

The development of small-molecule fluorescent probes for specific immune cell identification
offers an economical alternative to expensive antibodies. Moreover, it enables the …

Neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) is one of the first-line defenses against microbes. Under
certain circumstances, however, it also plays an aggravating factor in diverse inflammation …