Enhancing the analytical performance of paper lateral flow assays: from chemistry to engineering

V Shirshahi, G Liu - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Paper based lateral flow assays (LFAs) have achieved grand success in point-of-care
diagnostics; nevertheless, they are still facing challenges. This review outlines current major …

Nanoparticle-mediated photothermal therapy limitation in clinical applications regarding pain management

M Salimi, S Mosca, B Gardner, F Palombo, P Matousek… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The development of new effective cancer treatment methods has attracted much attention,
mainly due to the limited efficacy and considerable side effects of currently used cancer …

Treatment of breast cancer-bearing BALB/c mice with magnetic hyperthermia using dendrimer functionalized iron-oxide nanoparticles

M Salimi, S Sarkar, M Hashemi, R Saber - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
The development of novel nanoparticles for diagnostic and therapeutic applications has
been one of the most crucial challenges in cancer theranostics for the last decades. Herein …

Antibacterial properties of nanoporous graphene oxide/cobalt metal organic framework

S Hatamie, MM Ahadian, MS Zomorod, S Torabi… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Metal-organic framework (MOF) based graphene oxide (GO) recently merits of attention
because of the relative correspondence of GO with metal ions and organic binding linkers …

An ultrafast and portable nucleic acid detection system based on photothermal PCR and real-time fluorescence detection

L Zhu, J Zhao, Y Fang, Z Guo, M Wang, N He - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
The nucleic acid detection technology based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is widely
used in infectious disease detection due to its excellent sensitivity and specificity. However …

[HTML][HTML] Gold nanoclusters modified mesoporous silica coated gold nanorods: Enhanced photothermal properties and fluorescence imaging

Q Duan, M Yang, B Zhang, Y Li, Y Zhang, X Li… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a non-invasive therapy that is widely used in cancer
treatment. Gold nanorods (AuNRs) are particularly suitable as a photothermal reagent due …

Photothermal enhancement in sensitivity of lateral flow assays for detection of E-coli O157: H7

V Shirshahi, SN Tabatabaei, S Hatamie… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lateral flow immunoassay (LFA) is a well-known point-of-care technology for the detection of
various analytes. However, low sensitivity and lack of quantitative results are some of its …

[HTML][HTML] Strategies for the functionalisation of gold nanorods to reduce toxicity and aid clinical translation

X Shi, HL Perry, JDET Wilton-Ely - Nanotheranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Gold nanorods (GNRs) show great promise as photothermal therapy agents due to their
remarkable ability to convert light into heat. In most cases, gold nanorods are synthesised …

Functionalized reduced graphene oxide as a lateral flow immuneassay label for one-step detection of Escherichia coli O157: H7

V Shirshahi, SN Tabatabaei, S Hatamie… - Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) were used as visual
labels in a lateral flow assay for detection of E. coli O157: H7. The color intensity was …

Polymer Co‐Coating of Gold Nanoparticles Enables Their Integration Into Contact Lenses for Stable, Selective Ocular Light Filters

AJ Clasky, PZ Chen, W Brooks… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic exposure to long‐wavelength (red) light is associated with increased incidence and
progression of myopia in preclinical models. Contact lenses are worn worldwide while …