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 spatial arrangement of plasmonic nanoparticles can dramatically affect their interaction
with electromagnetic waves, which offers an effective approach to systematically control their …

Shape-changing hydrogels that can bend, twist, or actuate in response to external stimuli
are critical to soft robots, programmable matter, and smart medicine. Shape change in …

Naturally derived materials with hierarchical organization are attractive candidates for high-
performance and functional bionanocomposites because of their renewability …

Intelligent micromachines that respond to external light stimuli have a broad range of
potential applications, such as microbots, biomedicine, and adaptive optics. However …

The ability to dynamically tune the self-assembled structures of nanoparticles is of significant
interest in the fields of chemistry and material studies. However, it continues to be …

A portable, cost-effective and storable DNA-gold nanoparticle (AuNP) hybrid hydrogel film
based biosensing system was developed, with AuNPs serving as both the crosslinking units …

Smart polymers that are capable of controlled shape transformations under external stimuli
have attracted significant attention in the recent years due to the resemblance of this …

Recent advances in biomaterials integrate metal nanoparticles with hydrogels to generate
composite materials that exhibit new or improved properties. By precisely controlling the …

Point-of-care testing (POCT) platforms for microRNA (miRNA) detection have attracted
considerable attention in recent years, due to the increasingly important role of miRNA as …