Quantum dots as fluorescent probes: Synthesis, surface chemistry, energy transfer mechanisms, and applications

JD Schiffman, RG Balakrishna - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2018 - Elsevier
Luminescent semiconductor nanocrystals or quantum dots (QDs) provide exquisite electro-
optical properties that are ideal for biological sensing applications. Unlike traditional …

Perovskite nanomaterials as optical and electrochemical sensors

VV Halali, CG Sanjayan, V Suvina, M Sakar… - Inorganic Chemistry …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The perovskite family is comprised of a great number of members because of the possible
flexible substitution of numerous ions in its system. These compounds have a broad range of …

Perovskite QD based paper microfluidic device for simultaneous detection of lung cancer biomarkers–Carcinoembryonic antigen and neuron specific enolase

CG Sanjayan, CH Ravikumar… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work reports the microfabricated paper based analytical device (mPADs) for
fluorometric detection of lung cancer biomarkers Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and …

Aqueous, Non-Polymer-Based Perovskite Quantum Dots for Bioimaging: Conserving Fluorescence and Long-Term Stability via Simple and Robust Synthesis

S CG, J Mannekote Shivanna… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Perovskite quantum dots (PQDs) offer high photoluminescence quantum yields; however,
due to their limited stability in aqueous media, to date their utilization in biomedical …

Development of a FRET-based fluorescence aptasensor for the detection of aflatoxin B1 in contaminated food grain samples

AKY VV, RM Renuka, J Achuth, V Mudili, S Poda - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The present study aimed to develop an aptamer-based FRET detection strategy for the
specific and sensitive detection of AFB1 in contaminated food grains. The study comprises …

Cadmium sulfide quantum dots anchored on reduced graphene oxide for the electrochemical detection of metronidazole

PK Gopi, G Kesavan, SM Chen… - New Journal of …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In this research, the metal–organic-based synthesis of cadmium sulfide quantum dots (CdS
QDs) was performed. The CdS QDs were anchored on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) …

Remarkably selective biocompatible turn-on fluorescent probe for detection of Fe 3+ in human blood samples and cells

VH Vishaka, M Saxena, S Latiyan, S Jain - RSC advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The robust nature of a biocompatible fluorescent probe is demonstrated, by its detection of
Fe3+ even after repeated rounds of quenching (reversibility) by acetate in real human blood …

An “OFF–ON” quantum dot–graphene oxide bioprobe for sensitive detection of micrococcal nuclease of Staphylococcus aureus

CH Ravikumar, MI Gowda, RG Balakrishna - Analyst, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Micrococcal nuclease (MNase) is an extracellular endonuclease of Staphylococcus aureus
(S. aureus). It digests single stranded nucleic acid. The presence of MNase is the gold …

Phase transferred and non-coated, water soluble perovskite quantum dots for biocompatibility and sensing

RG Balakrishna - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the excellent optoelectronic properties exhibited by CsPbBr3 QDs (PQDs) for
sensing applications, their poor resistance to water does not allow their utilization as probes …

Simple construction of GdBiVO 4 assembled on reduced graphene oxide for selective and sensitive electrochemical detection of chloramphenicol in food samples

PK Gopi, S Srinithi, SM Chen… - New Journal of Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present study, the influence of phase purity and crystallinity on the electrochemical
properties of well-designed GdBiVO4@ rGO nanocomposite, fabricated by the facile …