A review on graphene-based nanocomposites for electrochemical and fluorescent biosensors

SK Krishnan, E Singh, P Singh, M Meyyappan… - RSC …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Biosensors with high sensitivity, selectivity and a low limit of detection, reaching
nano/picomolar concentrations of biomolecules, are important to the medical sciences and …

Hybridization chain reaction: a versatile molecular tool for biosensing, bioimaging, and biomedicine

S Bi, S Yue, S Zhang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing powerful, simple and low-cost DNA amplification techniques is of great
significance to bioanalysis and biomedical research. Thus far, many signal amplification …

Rationally engineered nucleic acid architectures for biosensing applications

M Xiao, W Lai, T Man, B Chang, L Li… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Development of biosensing platforms plays a key role in research settings for identification
of biomarkers and in clinical applications for diagnostics. Biosensors based on nucleic acids …

Graphene oxide: An efficient material and recent approach for biotechnological and biomedical applications

DP Singh, CE Herrera, B Singh, S Singh… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The two-dimensional (2D) derivative of graphite termed graphene has widespread
applications in various frontiers areas of nanoscience and nanotechnologies. Graphene in …

Fluorescent and colorimetric sensors for environmental mercury detection

G Chen, Z Guo, G Zeng, L Tang - Analyst, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Exposure to mercury ions can damage the human brain, the nervous system, the endocrine
system, and other biological systems. Much effort has therefore been made to develop real …

Functionalization of graphene oxide and its biomedical applications

SS Nanda, GC Papaefthymiou, DK Yi - Critical Reviews in Solid …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Graphene oxide (GO) offers interesting physicochemical and biological properties for
biomedicine due to its versatility, biocompatibility, small size, large surface area, and its …

Label-free ratiometric homogeneous electrochemical aptasensor based on hybridization chain reaction for facile and rapid detection of aflatoxin B1 in cereal crops

C Zhu, D Liu, Y Li, T Chen, T You - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) contamination has raised global concerns in agricultural and
food industry; thus, sensitive, accurate and rapid AFB1 sensors are essential in many …

A metal–organic framework/DNA hybrid system as a novel fluorescent biosensor for mercury (II) ion detection

LL Wu, Z Wang, SN Zhao, X Meng… - … A European Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Mercury (II) ions have emerged as a widespread environmental hazard in recent decades.
Despite different kinds of detection methods reported to sense Hg2+, it still remains a …

Recent progress in nanomaterial-based optical aptamer assay for the detection of food chemical contaminants

L Lan, Y Yao, J Ping, Y Ying - ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2017 - ACS Publications
Food chemical contaminants are a major factor in the cause of foodborne diseases and can
do harm to human health. Hence, it is highly desirable to develop robust, easy, and sensitive …

Graphene-based optical nanosensors for detection of heavy metal ions

L Zhang, D Peng, RP Liang, JD Qiu - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Heavy metal ion pollution has threatened environmental and human safety. Therefore, there
is a remarkable demand to detect heavy metal ions in a fast, sensitive, and selective way …