Over the last few decades there has been a huge interest in nanostructured functional
materials and assembly techniques for preparing functional molecular assemblies with …

Cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms are increasing in frequency and cyanotoxins have
become an environmental and public concern in the US and worldwide. In this Review, the …

With rapid development of nuclear industry, the overexploitation of uranium has brought a
series of radioactive pollution problems to water, soil, atmosphere and ecosystem. Uranium …

The emergence of piezoelectricity in two-dimensional (2D) materials has represented a
milestone towards employing low-dimensional structures for future technologies. 2D …

The application of graphene in sensor devices depends on the ability to appropriately
functionalize the pristine graphene. Here we show the direct writing of tailored phospholipid …

Ag thin films have a wide variety of applications in optics. However, Ag is chemically
unstable under atmospheric conditions, which significantly degrades its optical properties …

Plasmon-active noble metals nanostructures based on Ag and Au thin films become widely
applied in the field of plasmonics and related sensing technologies. For improvement of the …

Amyloid beta (aβ) 1-42, a peptide that is 1-42 amino acids long, is a major component of
senile plaques in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease. Aβ detection has become …

Gold is of considerable interest for electrochemical active surfaces because thiol-modified
chemicals and biomolecules can be easily immobilized with a simple procedure. However …

Humans are exposed to copper via contaminated drinking water/food and other
environmental sources which pose an increasing threat to healthy functioning of life …