The robust, sensitive, and selective detection of targeted biomolecules in their native
environment by prospective nanostructures holds much promise for real-time, accurate, and …

The Huisgen 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of organic azides and alkynes1, 2 has
gained considerable attention in recent years due to the introduction in 2001 of Cu (1) …

Applications for advanced functional soft materials that possess precisely engineered
properties and functional groups have been expanding significantly with the development of …

The surface chemistry, pendent functional entities, and ease in tunability of various materials
play a central role in properly coordinating with enzymes for immobilization purposes. Due …

Microgels/nanogels are crosslinked polymeric particles, which can be considered as
hydrogels if they are composed of water soluble/swellable polymer chains. They possess …

In recent years, there has been an ever‐increasing need for rapid reactions that meet the
three main criteria of an ideal synthesis: efficiency, versatility, and selectivity. Such reactions …

In 2001, Sharpless and co‐workers introduced “click” chemistry, a new approach in organic
synthesis that involves a handful of almost perfect chemical reactions. Among these carefully …

Copper toxicity is a critical issue in the development of copper-based catalysts for copper (I)-
catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reactions for applications in living systems …

Attachment of biomolecules on gold, silicon or glass surfaces has direct implications for the
development of novel biosensors in the context of nanoscale detection of pathogens and …

It was a physicist, Wolfgang Pauli, who recognized a century ago that “God made the bulk;
the surface was invented by the devil.” And indeed, adjusting the surface properties of …