Förster (or fluorescence) resonance energy transfer amongst semiconductor quantum dots
(QDs) is reviewed, with particular interest in biosensing applications. The unique optical …

Thermoresponsive gelling materials constructed from natural and synthetic polymers can be
used to provide triggered action and therefore customised products such as drug delivery …

Fluorescent thermometers display great advantages over conventional analytical methods in
terms of its high sensitivity, fast response, simple operation, high spatial resolution, non …

Highly sensitive assays that can specifically target several analytes in parallel by using a
single sample, ie, multiplexed, are of interest for improved disease diagnostics,[1, 2] …

Abstract In this study, Eu 2+/Eu 3+ coexisting perovskite LaAlO 3 phosphors were
synthesized by a traditional high-temperature solid-phase reaction method and investigated …

Fluorescence-based nanothermometers have potential to offer accuracy in the
measurement of temperature using non-contact approaches. Herein, a C-dot/C-dot based …

Semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots, QDs) have unique photophysical properties,
which opens up wide possibilities for their applications in the methods and tools of modern …

Temperature governs the reactivity of a wide range of biomolecules in the cellular
environment dynamically. The complex cellular pathways and molecules in solid tumors …

This paper presents a high-sensitivity luminescent nanoparticle thermosensor capable of
real-time microthermography in a living organism. Microthermography, or microscopically …

Many proteins benefit from improved solubility, immunocompatibility, pharmacokinetics or
stability upon conjugation to polymers. For protein-conjugates used in delivery or imaging in …