Following the advancements in microfluidics and lab-on-a-chip (LOC) technologies, a novel
biomedical application for microfluidic based devices has emerged in recent years and …

Label-free optical biosensing holds great promise for a variety of applications in biomedical
diagnostics, environmental and food safety, and security. It is already used as a key tool in …

This paper reviews fundamentals of optical affinity biosensors based on plasmonic
nanostructures and discusses recent advances in the development of this technology …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
and novel coronavirus 19 (COVID-19) epidemics represent the biggest global health threats …

The self-assembled plasmonic nano-enabled photonic crystals (PCs) have been studied as
promising platforms to develop next-generation photonic and opto-electronic devices. In this …

Optical image sensors are 2D arrays of pixels that integrate semiconductor photodiodes and
field effect transistors for efficient photon conversion and processing of generated electrons …

The increasing trend in ensuring safe and quality foods necessitates the monitoring of food
products throughout the food supply chain. Food packaging is an indispensable process as …

Nano-islands are entities (droplets or other shapes) that are formed by spontaneous
dewetting (agglomeration, in the early literature) of thin and very thin metallic (especially …

Accidentally present contaminants or intentionally added adulterants in milk lead potentially
to delivering not only unhealthy but seriously hazardous products. Thorough, fast and …

Extracellular vesicles or exosomes are membrane encapsulated biological nanometric
particles secreted virtually by all types of cells throughout the animal kingdom. They carry a …