The sensing of bioactive molecules based on photochemical techniques has become one of
the fastest-growing scientific fields. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a highly …

The development of diagnostic and therapeutic nanoparticles for biomedical applications is
of broad current interest in science, engineering, and medicine. The fundamental basis is …

Cancer is the second largest disease throughout the world with an increasing mortality rate
over the past few years. The patient's survival rate is uncertain due to the limitations of …

Unmasking the subtleties of the immune system requires both a comprehensive knowledge
base and the ability to interrogate that system with intimate sensitivity. That task, to a …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have a number of physical properties that make them appealing
for medical applications. For example, the attenuation of X-rays by gold nanoparticles has …

Magnetic sorting using magnetic beads has become a routine methodology for the
separation of key cell populations from biological suspensions. Due to the inherent ability of …

Uniform silver-containing metal nanostructures with strong and stable surface-enhanced
Raman scattering (SERS) signals hold great promise for developing ultrasensitive probes …

This special issue of Cytometry marks the transition of spectral flow cytometry from an
emerging technology into a transformative force that will shape the fields of cytometry and …

In his 1665 treatise, Micrographia, Robert Hooke described the many observations he had
made using a microscope, including compartment-like structures in cork samples that he …

The inherent heterogeneity in cell populations has become of great interest and importance
as analytical techniques have improved over the past decades. With the advent of …