In the past two decades, nanoscale advanced materials have been explored for biosensing
molecules, so new horizons have opened up for identifying and quantifying biomolecules …

Abstract In this Focus Review, we introduce a kind of “label‐free” and “substrate‐free”(LFSF)
aptasensor that carries out the whole sensing process in a homogeneous solution. This …

We report here a quantum dots-DNA (QDs-DNA) nanosensor based on fluorescence
resonance energy transfer (FRET) for the detection of the target DNA and single mismatch in …

Facile and ultrasensitive detection of Hg 2+ in water environment remains challenging.
Exonuclease III (Exo-III)-assisted target recycling is one of the most popular amplification …

In this study, we prepared fluorescent, functional oligonucleotide-stabilized silver
nanoclusters (FFDNA-Ag NCs) through one-pot synthesis and then employed them as …

We reported a sensitive surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor for the detection of Hg2+
in aqueous solution by using a thymine (T)-rich, mercury-specific oligonucleotide (MSO) …

A new metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF) based platform was developed on the basis of
distance-dependent fluorescence quenching-enhancement effect, which combined the …

Colorimetric detection of mercury (II) with the use of DNA oligonucleotides and unmodified
gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) as indicators has been extensively studied. This study provides …

Water pollution accidents, such as the Flint water crisis in the United States, caused by lead
contamination have raised concern on the safety of drinking water distribution systems …

The thymidine analogue DMA T was used for the first fluorescence-based study of direct, site-
specific metal binding reactions involving unmodified nucleobases in duplex DNA. The …