2. INTRODUCTION The investigation of many fundamental processes in life sciences
requires straightforward tools for fast, sensitive, reliable, and reproducible detection of …

With the rapid development of nanotechnology, new types of fluorescent nanomaterials
(FNMs) have been springing up in the past two decades. The nanometer scale endows …

Nanobiotechnology is one of the fastest growing and broadest‐ranged interdisciplinary
subfields of the nanosciences. Countless hybrid bio‐inorganic composites are currently …

Fluorescence-based detection is the most common method utilized in biosensing because
of its high sensitivity, simplicity, and diversity. In the era of nanotechnology, nanomaterials …

Self-assembled fluorescent nanomaterials based on small-molecule organic dyes are
gaining increasing popularity in imaging and sensing applications over the past decade …

The breakthrough in the field of nanotechnology has had a major influence on the field of
biosensors. The integration of nanomaterials in the construction of biosensors could be …

Thanks to their unique attributes, such as good sensitivity, selectivity, high surface-to-volume
ratio, and versatile optical and electronic properties, fluorescent-based bioprobes have been …

A great challenge in noninvasive biomedical imaging is the acquisition of images inside a
biological system at the cellular level. Common modalities used today such as magnetic …

The use of labelling or staining agents has greatly assisted the study of complex biological
interactions in the field of biology. In particular, fluorescent labelling of biomolecules has …

Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, trailing only heart
disease in incidence. Despite significant worldwide investment in research, cancer remains …