Gold nanoparticle-based colorimetric strategies for chemical and biological sensing applications

CC Chang, CP Chen, TH Wu, CH Yang, CW Lin… - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Gold nanoparticles are popularly used in biological and chemical sensors and their
applications owing to their fascinating chemical, optical, and catalytic properties. Particularly …

Nanotechnology-Enhanced No-Wash Biosensors for in Vitro Diagnostics of Cancer

X Huang, Y Liu, B Yung, Y Xiong, X Chen - ACS nano, 2017 - ACS Publications
In vitro biosensors have been an integral component for early diagnosis of cancer in the
clinic. Among them, no-wash biosensors, which only depend on the simple mixing of the …

Biomimetic metallic nanostructures for biomedical applications, catalysis, and beyond

MT Yaraki, S Zahed Nasab, I Zare… - Industrial & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nature has inspired scientists to develop green and sustainable nanomaterials with
biomimetic functions. Particularly, biomimetic metallic nanostructures (biometal NPs) with …

A charge‐switchable zwitterionic peptide for rapid detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 main protease

Z Jin, Y Mantri, M Retout, Y Cheng, J Zhou… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 coronavirus has led to the COVID‐19 pandemic. Nucleic
acid testing while specific has limitations for mass surveillance. One alternative is the main …

Peptide-functionalized gold nanoparticles: versatile biomaterials for diagnostic and therapeutic applications

J Zong, SL Cobb, NR Cameron - Biomaterials science, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Colloidal gold solutions have been used for centuries in a wide variety of applications
including staining glass and in the colouring of ceramics. More recently, gold nanoparticles …

A Protease-Responsive Polymer/Peptide Conjugate and Reversible Assembly of Silver Clusters for the Detection of Porphyromonas gingivalis Enzymatic Activity

M Retout, L Amer, W Yim, MN Creyer, B Lam… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report the reversible aggregation of silver nanoparticle (AgNP) assemblies using the
combination of a cationic arginine-based peptide and sulfur-capped polyethylene glycol …

Diagnosis of tuberculosis using colorimetric gold nanoparticles on a paper-based analytical device

TT Tsai, CY Huang, CA Chen, SW Shen, MC Wang… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We have developed a colorimetric sensing strategy employing gold nanoparticles and a
paper-based analytical platform for the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). By utilizing the …

Gold nanoparticles based optical biosensors for cancer biomarker proteins: a review of the current practices

J Tai, S Fan, S Ding, L Ren - Frontiers in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer prognosis depends on the early detection of the disease. Gold nanoparticles
(AuNPs) have attracted much importance in biomedical research due to their distinctive …

Peptide-induced fractal assembly of silver nanoparticles for visual detection of disease biomarkers

M Retout, Y Mantri, Z Jin, J Zhou, G Noël, B Donovan… - Acs Nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
We report the peptide-programmed fractal assembly of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in a
diffusion-limited aggregation (DLA) mode, and this change in morphology generates a …

Functionalized gold nanomaterials as biomimetic nanozymes and biosensing actuators

L Liu, H Jiang, X Wang - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of accurate analytical methods and highly controllable biomedical devices
is inseparable from the continuous progress of nanotechnology. Great efforts have been …