Luminescence imaging is a powerful and versatile technique for investigating cell
physiology and pathology in living systems, making significant contributions to life science …

We review the current state of optical methods for sensing oxygen. These have become
powerful alternatives to electrochemical detection and in the process of replacing the Clark …

The invention generally relates to fluorescent nanoparticles and more specifically to silica-
based fluorescent nanopar ticles of less than 30 nm with covalently attached organic dyes …

There is an enormous demand for chemical sensors for many areas and disciplines. High
sensitivity and ease of operation are two main issues for sensor development. Fluorescence …

There has been a consistent increase in output related to the development and application
of optical chemical sensors since∼ 1980. The rise of activity was linked to the major …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) in cancer treatment involves the uptake of a photosensitizer by
cancer tissue followed by photoirradiation. The use of nanoparticles as carriers of …

Novel nanoscale fluorescent materials are integral to the progress of emergent fields such
as nanobiotechnology and facilitate new research in a variety of contexts. Sol–gel derived …

Continuous monitoring of oxygen concentration is of great importance in many different
areas of research which range from medical applications to food packaging. In the last three …

Recent developments in the area of biological detection by optical sensing of molecular
oxygen (O2) are reviewed, with particular emphasis on the quenched-phosphorescence O2 …

We have developed uniform core/shell nanoparticles, consisting of a silica layer coating and
pigments or magnetite core, using a water‐in‐oil microemulsion method. The nanoparticles …