Detection of living microalgae cells is very important for ballast water treatment and analysis.
Chlorophyll fluorescence is an indicator of photosynthetic activity and hence the living status …

This review (with 172 references) highlights the progress made in the past 10 years in silica
sol-gel-based materials for use in optical chemical sensing. Following an introduction, the …

A robust fabrication method for stable mesoporous silicon membranes using standard
microfabrication techniques is presented. The porous silicon membranes were passivated …

In this work, an environment-friendly core–shell material based on CDs@ SiO 2 as the core
and mesoporous ion-imprinted layer as the shell was reported. As a highly sensitive and …

Cyanidium caldarium (Tilden) Geitler SAG 16.91 has been encapsulated within a porous
silica host structure to target novel photosynthetic hybrid materials suitable for use in solar …

A selective and label-free biosensor for detection of the explosive compound 2, 4, 6-
trinitrotoluene (TNT) in aqueous solution was developed based on the principle of …

The use of genetically engineered bioluminescent bacteria, in which bioluminescence is
induced by different modes of toxic action, represents an alternative to acute toxicity tests …

Over the last few years, the progress of biosensing has revolutionized the dynamic domain
of medical and food safety analysis. Among various factors, the role of materials and …

This study introduces an evaluation methodology tailored for bioreactors, with the aim of
assessing the stress experienced by algae due to harmful contaminants released from …

In the last years, a new group of enzymes, so-called silicateins, have been identified and
characterized, which form the axial filaments of the spicules of the siliceous sponges …