Nanoparticle probes for the detection of cancer biomarkers, cells, and tissues by fluorescence

AB Chinen, CM Guan, JR Ferrer, SN Barnaby… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, trailing only heart
disease in incidence. Despite significant worldwide investment in research, cancer remains …

Rationally designed molecular beacons for bioanalytical and biomedical applications

J Zheng, R Yang, M Shi, C Wu, X Fang, Y Li… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Nucleic acids hold promise as biomolecules for future applications in biomedicine and
biotechnology. Their well-defined structures and compositions afford unique chemical …

Nucleic acid-functionalized metal–organic framework-based homogeneous electrochemical biosensor for simultaneous detection of multiple tumor biomarkers

J Chang, X Wang, J Wang, H Li, F Li - Analytical chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
Simultaneous detection of multiple tumor biomarkers is in great demand for early and
accurate cancer diagnosis. A homogeneous electrochemical biosensor has been proven to …

Engineering nanosystems to overcome barriers to cancer diagnosis and treatment

SO Alhaj-Suliman, EI Wafa, AK Salem - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades, multidisciplinary investigations into the development of
nanoparticles for medical applications have continually increased. However, nanoparticles …

Nucleic‐acid structures as intracellular probes for live cells

D Samanta, SB Ebrahimi, CA Mirkin - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The chemical composition of cells at the molecular level determines their growth,
differentiation, structure, and function. Probing this composition is powerful because it …

Stimuli-responsive cross-linked micelles for on-demand drug delivery against cancers

Y Li, K Xiao, W Zhu, W Deng, KS Lam - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive cross-linked micelles (SCMs) represent an ideal nanocarrier system for
drug delivery against cancers. SCMs exhibit superior structural stability compared to their …

A multicolor nanoprobe for detection and imaging of tumor‐related mRNAs in living cells

N Li, C Chang, W Pan, B Tang - … Chemie International Edition, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide and accounts for several millions of deaths
every year.[1] The survival of cancer patients is strongly associated with the stage of the …

New gold nanostructures for sensor applications: a review

Y Zhang, W Chu, AD Foroushani, H Wang, D Li, J Liu… - Materials, 2014 - mdpi.com
Gold based structures such as nanoparticles (NPs) and nanowires (NWs) have widely been
used as building blocks for sensing devices in chemistry and biochemistry fields because of …

Multiplexed detection and imaging of intracellular mRNAs using a four-color nanoprobe

W Pan, T Zhang, H Yang, W Diao, N Li… - Analytical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Simultaneous detection and imaging of multiple intracellular biomarkers hold great promise
for early cancer detection. Here, we introduce a four-color nanoprobe that can …

Nanoscale optical probes for cellular imaging

H Xu, Q Li, L Wang, Y He, J Shi, B Tang… - Chemical Society …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanomaterials with unique optical properties have shown great promise as probes for
cellular imaging. Based on these properties, a wide range of plasmonic, fluorescent and …