Humans are regularly exposed to silica nanoparticles in environmental and occupational
contexts, and these exposures have been implicated in the onset of adverse health effects …

Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanoparticles with outstanding optoelectronic
properties. More specifically, QDs are highly bright and exhibit wide absorption spectra …

The abuse of the antibiotic tetracycline (TC) has resulted in its residues in the environment
and animals, which has caused irreversible damage to public health safety and …

Nanomaterials and nanotechnology offer promising opportunities in point-of-care (POC)
diagnostics and therapeutics due to their unique physical and chemical properties. POC …

With the rising incidence of cancer-related mortality, new enabling technologies are
necessary to offer comprehensive molecular profiles of patients in order to assist clinicians …

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 …

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) are of great interest for a wide range of applications.
Herein, we report the top-down production of CdSe QDs with a super small size (about 3 …

Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a powerful mycotoxin present in a variety of food products, and its
detection is important for human health. Here, a fluorescent aptasensor is reported for …

The development of QDs-based fluorescent bionanoprobe for cellular imaging
fundamentally relies upon the precise knowledge of particle–cell interaction, optical …

Photoluminescence (PL) imaging and bioanalysis with smartphone-based devices are of
growing interest for point-of-care/point-of-need diagnostics. Strategies for maximizing …