Surface‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy is a powerful and sensitive analytical tool that has
found application in chemical and biomolecule analysis and environmental monitoring …

Recent advances in the application of semiconductor nanocrystals, or quantum dots, as
biochemical sensors are reviewed. Quantum dots have unique optical properties that make …

Inadequate invasion of the uterus by cytotrophoblasts is speculated to result in pregnancy-
induced disorders such as preeclampsia. However, the molecular mechanisms that govern …

The zebrafish embryo test is a widely used bioassay for the testing of chemicals, effluents
and other types of environmental samples. Oxygen depletion in the testing of sediments and …

We have developed a new method of processing fiber optic oxygen gas sensors based on
fluorescent quenching by directly and locally incorporating the fluorophore into the optical …

The complexes of ruthenium (II) with phenanthroline (Phen), diphenylphenanthroline
(Ph2Phen) and with 4, 4′-dicarboxy-2, 2′-bipyridine acid (Dcbpy)([Ru (Phen) 2Dcbpy] Cl2 …

This review covers photochemical approaches aimed at supplementing surgical instruments
with handheld photodynamic therapy (PDT) instruments. PDT is not widely used in hospitals …

A new type of fluorescence fiber optic temperature sensor based on the detection of
fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) is proposed. Benefited from the temperature-dependent …

The effects of combining the tapering of a polymer optical fiber with a side-illuminated setup
are studied for fluorescent sensor applications. The tapered sensor is fabricated removing …

The luminescent cyclometalated iridium complex [Ir (fppy) 2 (t-Bu-iCN) 2] CF3SO3, 1 (fppy=
4-(2-pyridyl) benzaldehyde, and t-Bu-iCN= tert-butyl isocyanide), was synthesized and …