Smart theranostics are dynamic platforms that integrate multiple functions, including at least
imaging, therapy, and responsiveness, in a single agent. This review showcases a variety of …

Zn 2+ ions are essential for the normal processing and storage of insulin and altered
pancreatic insulin content is associated with all forms of diabetes mellitus. Work of the past …

A new aluminum ion fluorescent probe (4-(diethylamino)-2-hydroxybenzylidene)
isoquinoline-1-carbohydrazide (HL 1) has been conveniently synthesized and …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a molecular imaging technology that has been widely
adopted in biomedical and clinical diagnostics fields owing to its capability of deep tissue …

It has been demonstrated that divalent zinc ions packaged with insulin in β-cell granules can
be detected by MRI during glucose-stimulated insulin secretion using a gadolinium-based …

Zinc is an important micronutrient, essential in the diet to avoid a variety of conditions
associated with malnutrition such as diarrhoea and alopecia. Lowered circulating levels of …

A new dual functional turn-on chemosensor, 2, 6-diformyl-4-methylphenol-di (isoquinolinyl-1-
hydrazone)(HL), has been developed, which could highly selectively discriminate Mg2+ and …

Type-1 and type-2 diabetes mellitus are metabolic disorders governed by the functional
efficiency of pancreatic β-cells. The activities of the cells toward insulin production, storage …

Since diabetes is becoming a global epidemic, there is a great need to develop early β-cell
specific diagnostic techniques for this disorder. There are two types of diabetes (ie, type 1 …

Conspectus Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged over the years as one of the
preferred modalities for medical diagnostic and biomedical research. It has the advantage …