The detection of cancer biomarkers in histological samples and blood is of paramount
importance for clinical diagnosis. Current methods are limited in terms of sensitivity …

Colloidal silica particles have received a widespread interest because of their potential
applications in adsorption, ceramics, catalysis, drug delivery and more. Among many …

Upconversion is a nonlinear optical phenomenon that involves the emission of high‐energy
photons by sequential absorption of two or more low‐energy excitation photons. Due to their …

We review the progress achieved during the recent five years in immunochemical
biosensors (immunosensors) combined with nanoparticles for enhanced sensitivity. The …

Luminescence-based techniques continue to attract considerable attention due not only to
their current range of applications but also to their wide potential in the fields of optical …

Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, trailing only heart
disease in incidence. Despite significant worldwide investment in research, cancer remains …

Lanthanides refer to the 15 elements located at the sixth period and IIIB group in the periodic
table, ranging from lanthanum to lutetium, with the electronic configuration of [Xe] 4f n–1 5d …

Theranostics is a concept of integrating imaging and therapy into a single platform for use in
the next generation of personalized medicine to meet the challenges in modern health …

Lanthanide pairs, which can upconvert low energy photons into higher energy photons, are
promising for efficient upconversion emission. A typical system with Yb3+ as a sensitizer can …

This review paper focuses on the application of forensic science in latent fingerprint
detection by the usage of distinct nanomaterials and their benefits with respect to the quality …