Gold nanostructures: synthesis, properties, and neurological applications

I Zare, MT Yaraki, G Speranza, AH Najafabadi… - Chemical society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Recent advances in technology are expected to increase our current understanding of
neuroscience. Nanotechnology and nanomaterials can alter and control neural functionality …

Fluorescent nanoprobes for sensing and imaging of metal ions: Recent advances and future perspectives

JJ Zhang, FF Cheng, JJ Li, JJ Zhu, Y Lu - Nano today, 2016 - Elsevier
Recent advances in nanoscale science and engineering have generated nanomaterials
with unique optical properties. Over the past decade, numerous fluorescent nanoprobes …

Economical, green synthesis of fluorescent carbon nanoparticles and their use as probes for sensitive and selective detection of mercury (II) ions

W Lu, X Qin, S Liu, G Chang, Y Zhang, Y Luo… - Analytical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The present article reports on a simple, economical, and green preparative strategy toward
water-soluble, fluorescent carbon nanoparticles (CPs) with a quantum yield of approximately …

Microwave-assisted rapid green synthesis of photoluminescent carbon nanodots from flour and their applications for sensitive and selective detection of mercury (II) …

X Qin, W Lu, AM Asiri, AO Al-Youbi, X Sun - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2013 - Elsevier
The article reports on the microwave-assisted rapid green synthesis of photoluminescent
carbon nanodots (C-dots) with diameters in the range of 1–4nm using flour as the carbon …

Nanoparticles in measurement science

FP Zamborini, L Bao, R Dasari - Analytical chemistry, 2012 - ACS Publications
This review describes recent advances in the use of nano-particles (NPs) for analytical
measurements. Over the past decade, the field of nanotechnology has undergone …

Revisiting the use of gold and silver functionalised nanoparticles as colorimetric and fluorometric chemosensors for metal ions

E Oliveira, C Núñez, HM Santos… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the last decade, metallic nanoparticles of noble metal ions as gold and silver have
received much attention mainly due to their colorimetric properties. These metallic …

Nanoparticles and core–shell nanocomposite based new generation water remediation materials and analytical techniques: A review

S Thatai, P Khurana, J Boken, S Prasad, D Kumar - Microchemical Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Nowadays water, food and medicinal qualities have been allied with the social development
index. Some heavy metals and toxicants are notorious and contaminating water as well as …

Peptide‐engineered fluorescent nanomaterials: Structure design, function tailoring, and biomedical applications

Y Wang, K Xia, L Wang, M Wu, X Sang, K Wan… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescent nanomaterials have exhibited promising applications in biomedical and tissue
engineering fields. To improve the properties and expand bioapplications of fluorescent …

Exploiting the higher specificity of silver amalgamation: selective detection of mercury (II) by forming Ag/Hg amalgam

L Deng, X Ouyang, J Jin, C Ma, Y Jiang… - Analytical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Heavy metal ion pollution poses severe risks in human health and the environment. Driven
by the need to detect trace amounts of mercury, this article demonstrates, for the first time …

Nitrogen-doped, thiol-functionalized carbon dots for ultrasensitive Hg (II) detection

A Gupta, A Chaudhary, P Mehta, C Dwivedi… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Nitrogen-doped, PEGylated carbon dots (C-dots) have been synthesized for the detection of
mercury ions (Hg2+). The detection limit was found to be 6.8 nM. However, upon …