Metal sensing by DNA

W Zhou, R Saran, J Liu - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Metal ions are essential to many chemical, biological, and environmental processes. In the
past two decades, many DNA-based metal sensors have emerged. While the main …

Modular microfluidics for life sciences

J Wu, H Fang, J Zhang, S Yan - Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2023 - Springer
The advancement of microfluidics has enabled numerous discoveries and technologies in
life sciences. However, due to the lack of industry standards and configurability, the design …

Carbon fiber doped thermosetting elastomer for flexible sensors: physical properties and microfabrication

A Khosla, S Shah, MDNI Shiblee, SH Mir… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
We have developed conductive microstructures using micropatternable and conductive
hybrid nanocomposite polymer. In this method carbon fibers (CFs) were blended into …

Microfluidic emulsification techniques for controllable emulsion production and functional microparticle synthesis

W Wang, BY Li, MJ Zhang, YY Su, DW Pan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Emulsions play important roles in template synthesis of functional microparticles for myriad
fields. The size, shape, composition and structure of emulsion droplets generally determine …

3D-printed microfluidic devices: fabrication, advantages and limitations—a mini review

C Chen, BT Mehl, AS Munshi, AD Townsend… - Analytical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
A mini-review with 79 references. In this review, the most recent trends in 3D-printed
microfluidic devices are discussed. In addition, a focus is given to the fabrication aspects of …

Functional nucleic acid sensors

J Liu, Z Cao, Y Lu - Chemical reviews, 2009 - ACS Publications
Sensors are devices that respond to physical or chemical stimuli and produce detectable
signals. 1r4 They are a critical extension of human perception of the world in many aspects …

Discrete elements for 3D microfluidics

KC Bhargava, B Thompson… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Microfluidic systems are rapidly becoming commonplace tools for high-precision materials
synthesis, biochemical sample preparation, and biophysical analysis. Typically, microfluidic …

Biosensors for cancer markers diagnosis

IE Tothill - Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2009 - Elsevier
Point-of-care diagnostic devices present a viable option for the rapid and sensitive detection
and analysis of cancer markers. With the growing number of cancer cases being diagnosed …

Localized surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy of single silver triangular nanoprisms

LJ Sherry, R Jin, CA Mirkin, GC Schatz… - Nano …, 2006 - ACS Publications
The plasmonic properties of single silver triangular nanoprisms are investigated using dark-
field optical microscopy and spectroscopy. Two distinct localized surface plasmon …

DNAzymes for sensing, nanobiotechnology and logic gate applications

I Willner, B Shlyahovsky, M Zayats… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
Catalytic nucleic acids (DNAzymes or ribozymes) are selected by the systematic evolution of
ligands by exponential enrichment process (SELEX). The catalytic functions of DNAzymes or …