With the advancement of functional nanomaterials and aptamer selection technologies,
aptamer functionalized nanomaterials (AFMs) open various methods to design new sensing …

Salmonella is one of the main causes of foodborne infectious diseases, posing a serious
threat to public health. It can enter the food supply chain at various stages of production …

In this review we present new concepts and recent progress in the application of
semiconductor quantum dots (QD) as labels in two important areas of biology, bioimaging …

The continuous need for food resources by humans and animals has led to extensive use of
antibiotics as essential medicines. However, we are now facing serious environmental …

Detecting the ultra-low abundance of analytes in real-life samples, such as biological fluids,
water, soil, and food, requires the design and development of high-performance biosensing …

Infectious diseases are a potential risk for public health and the global economy. Fast and
accurate detection of the pathogens that cause these infections is important to avoid the …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a progressive
and irreversible cognitive decline. Currently, it affects 36 million people and due to …

Antibiotics can accumulate through food metabolism in the human body which may have a
significant effect on human safety and health. It is therefore highly beneficial to establish …

Bacterial pathogens are responsible for a variety of human diseases, necessitating their
prompt detection for effective diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Over recent …

Due to the epidemics of emerging microbial diseases worldwide, the accurate and rapid
quantification of pathogenic bacteria is extremely critical. In this work, a highly sensitive DNA …