Smart soft materials are envisioned to be the building blocks of the next generation of
advanced devices and digitally augmented technologies. In this context, liquid crystals (LCs) …

Abstract Poly (α-l-lysine)(PLL) is a class of water-soluble, cationic biopolymer composed of α-
l-lysine structural units. The previous decade witnessed tremendous progress in the …

Liquid crystals (LCs), as a promising branch of highly-sensitive, quick-response, and low-
cost materials, are widely applied to the detection of weak external stimuli and have …

Photonic crystals (PhCs) display photonic stop bands (PSBs) and at the edges of these
PSBs transport light with reduced velocity, enabling the PhCs to confine and manipulate …

Liquid crystals (LCs) are anisotropic fluids that combine the long-range order of crystals with
the mobility of liquids,. This combination of properties has been widely used to create …

Electrostatics plays a critical function in most biomolecules, therefore monitoring molecular
electrostatic interactions at the biointerface can provide the basis in diagnosis and …

We report a novel highly sensitive bile acids (cholic acid and deoxycholic acid) biosensor
based on PVA/SC12S-stabilized cholesteric liquid crystal droplets. These CLC droplets are …

We report a new method for label-free, sensitive, and facile detection of lead (II) ions (Pb2+)
based on an aptamer–target binding event, which is recognized by orientations of liquid …

The development of biosensing platforms has been impressively accelerated by
advancements in liquid crystal (LC) technology. High response rate, easy operation, and …

Aqueous interfaces of liquid crystals (LCs) are widely explored in the design of functional
interfaces to recapitulate the key aspects of biomolecular interactions in cellular milieu …