Photoluminescent nanoparticles for chemical and biological analysis and imaging

WR Algar, M Massey, K Rees, R Higgins… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Research related to the development and application of luminescent nanoparticles (LNPs)
for chemical and biological analysis and imaging is flourishing. Novel materials and new …

Detection methods and applications of microfluidic paper-based analytical devices

LM Fu, YN Wang - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
This review reports on recent advances in state-of-the-art detection methods for microfluidic
paper-based analytical devices (μPADs). The review commences by describing the …

Optimizing upconversion nanoparticles for FRET biosensing

F Pini, L Francés-Soriano, V Andrigo, MM Natile… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) are some of the most promising nanomaterials for
bioanalytical and biomedical applications. One important challenge to be still solved is how …

Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices for environmental analysis of soil, air, ecology and river water

CT Kung, CY Hou, YN Wang, LM Fu - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2019 - Elsevier
Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs) have experienced rapid growth over
the past decade due to their simple design, low cost, minimal sample requirement, and good …

DNA‐coated upconversion nanoparticles for sensitive nucleic acid FRET biosensing

L Francés‐Soriano, N Estebanez… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the significant advancements of developing upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs)
for high performance biosensing and bioimaging, the development of DNA‐functionalized …

Cross-linked entanglement of aldehyde and amine-functionalized nanocellulose reinforced with biomineralization to produce an all-bio-based adhesive

K Ni, G Du, C Liu, Y Wu, H Yang, C Yin, H Su… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Today, bottom-up approaches for building high-performance adhesives remain elusive due
to a lack of multi-scale modules that can satisfy the robustness, cohesion, and water …

Upconversion and downconversion nanoparticles for biophotonics and nanomedicine

JFC Loo, YH Chien, F Yin, SK Kong, HP Ho… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the last decade, upconversion and downconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs and DCNPs)
have exhibited attractive unique optical properties and are used in various fields, including …

Recent trends in the developments of analytical probes based on lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles

B Kumar, K Malhotra, R Fuku, J Van Houten… - TrAC Trends in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs) offer a myriad of opportunities for bioanalytical
applications, well beyond those of their down-converting counterparts (QDs, organic dyes …

Recent advances of upconversion nanoparticles-based lateral flow assays for point-of-care testing

W He, M Wang, P Cheng, Y Liu, M You - TrAC Trends in Analytical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lateral flow assays (LFA), as the most commonly used commercialized point-of-care testing
(POCT), has been limited by the detection accuracy for decades. To address this challenge …

Nanomaterial-assisted microfluidics for multiplex assays

Y Wang, Y Gao, Y Yin, Y Pan, Y Wang, Y Song - Microchimica Acta, 2022 - Springer
Simultaneous detection of different biomarkers from a single specimen in a single test,
allowing more rapid, efficient, and low-cost analysis, is of great significance for accurate …