Precise control over the size, shape, composition, structure, and crystal phase of random
alloy and intermetallic nanocrystals has been intensively explored in technologically …

Despite the comprehensive applications in bioimaging, biosensing, drug/gene delivery, and
tumor therapy of manganese oxide nanomaterials (MONs including MnO2, MnO, Mn2O3 …

Electrically–transduced sensors, with their simplicity and compatibility with standard
electronic technologies, produce signals that can be efficiently acquired, processed, stored …

In the last two decades, plasmon resonance in gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) has been the
subject of intense research efforts. Plasmon physics is intriguing and its precise modelling …

Optical sensors are widely used for refractive index measurement in chemical, biomedical,
and food processing industries. Due to specific field distribution of the resonances, optical …

Active plasmonics is a burgeoning and challenging subfield of plasmonics. It exploits the
active control of surface plasmon resonance. In this review, a first-ever in-depth description …

Achieving mastery over the synthesis of metal nanocrystals has emerged as one of the
foremost scientific endeavors in recent years. This intense interest stems from the fact that …

The design and application of sensors for monitoring biomolecules in clinical samples is a
common goal of the sensing research community. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and …

Surfactants have been widely used in many industrial products such as detergents,
medicines, and anti-corrosive treatments due to their unique structures consisted of two …

The high demand for sufficient and safe food, and continuous damage of environment by
conventional agriculture are major challenges facing the globe. The necessity of smart …