Nucleic acid tests for clinical translation

M Li, F Yin, L Song, X Mao, F Li, C Fan, X Zuo… - Chemical …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Nucleic acids, including deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), are
natural biopolymers composed of nucleotides that store, transmit, and express genetic …

Metal sensing by DNA

W Zhou, R Saran, J Liu - Chemical reviews, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Metal ions are essential to many chemical, biological, and environmental processes. In the
past two decades, many DNA-based metal sensors have emerged. While the main …

[HTML][HTML] Uranium in groundwater in parts of India and world: A comprehensive review of sources, impact to the environment and human health, analytical techniques …

V Balaram, A Rani, DPS Rathore - Geosystems and Geoenvironment, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Uranium concentration/contamination in groundwater is currently a subject of concern all
over the world due to related severe health problems to humans, as groundwater is the main …

Gold nanomaterials at work in biomedicine

X Yang, M Yang, B Pang, M Vara, Y **a - Chemical reviews, 2015‏ - ACS Publications
Gold is a precious metal with a characteristic bright and beautiful hue known as the golden
yellow color.(1) As of 2012, a total of 174,100 tons of Au has been mined in human history …

Gold nanoparticles as efficient sensors in colorimetric detection of toxic metal ions: a review

E Priyadarshini, N Pradhan - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Rapid and high precision detection of toxic metal ions is one of the chief requirements today
to combat environment pollution. Gold nanoparticles play a key role in this by assisting the …

Constructing uranyl-specific nanofluidic channels for unipolar ionic transport to realize ultrafast uranium extraction

Z Wang, R Ma, Q Meng, Y Yang, X Ma… - Journal of the …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
High-speed capturing of uranyl (UO22+) ions from seawater elicits unprecedented interest
for the sustainable development of the nuclear energy industry. However, the ultralow …

DNA nano-pocket for ultra-selective uranyl extraction from seawater

Y Yuan, T Liu, J **ao, Q Yu, L Feng, B Niu… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Extraction of uranium from seawater is critical for the sustainable development of nuclear
energy. However, the currently available uranium adsorbents are hampered by co-existing …

Rationally engineered nucleic acid architectures for biosensing applications

M **ao, W Lai, T Man, B Chang, L Li… - Chemical …, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
Development of biosensing platforms plays a key role in research settings for identification
of biomarkers and in clinical applications for diagnostics. Biosensors based on nucleic acids …

DNAzymes as activity-based sensors for metal ions: recent applications, demonstrated advantages, current challenges, and future directions

RJ Lake, Z Yang, JJ Zhang, Y Lu - Accounts of chemical research, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
Conspectus Metal ions can be beneficial or toxic depending on their identity, oxidation state,
and concentration. Therefore, the ability to detect and quantify different types of metal ions …

Highly sensitive and selective uranium detection in natural water systems using a luminescent mesoporous metal–organic framework equipped with abundant Lewis …

W Liu, X Dai, Z Bai, Y Wang, Z Yang… - … science & technology, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Uranium is not only a strategic resource for the nuclear industry but also a global
contaminant with high toxicity. Although several strategies have been established for …