The field of chemical sensing is becoming ever more dependent upon novel materials.
Polymers, crystals, glasses, particles, and nanostructures have made a profound impact and …

Sensors are devices that respond to physical or chemical stimuli and produce detectable
signals. 1r4 They are a critical extension of human perception of the world in many aspects …

In recent years, intense research has been carried out worldwide with the goal of develo**
simple, sensitive, and specific detection tools for biomedical applications. Along these lines …

Although thiophene-based materials are among the most widely studied conjugated
materials for a number of technological applications, most discussions of emissive …

This review discusses the application of quantum dots (QDs), gold nanoparticles (NPs), and
molecular switches in optical nucleic-acid diagnostics. The size-dependent optical …

There is much interest in designing molecular sized containers that influence and facilitate
chemical reactions within their nanocavities. On top of the advantages of improved yield and …

Methodologies to detect DNA sequences with high sensitivity and specificity have
tremendous potential as molecular diagnostic agents. Most current methods exploit the …

Conjugated polymers (CPs) with large, delocalised molecular structures exhibit unique
optical and electrochemical characteristics that can be used as excellent sensing elements …

Diagnostic assays that rely on molecular interactions have come a long way; from initial
reversible detection systems towards irreversible reaction indicator-based methods. More …

By combining an appropriate DNA aptamer with a cationic polythiophene optical transducer,
human thrombin can be specifically detected on microarrays in the attomole range in less …