Carbon Nanomaterial Fluorescent Probes and Their Biological Applications

AT Krasley, E Li, JM Galeana, C Bulumulla… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Fluorescent carbon nanomaterials have broadly useful chemical and photophysical
attributes that are conducive to applications in biology. In this review, we focus on materials …

Near-infrared fluorescent biosensors based on covalent DNA anchors

JT Metternich, JAC Wartmann, L Sistemich… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are versatile near-infrared
(NIR) fluorophores. They are noncovalently modified to create sensors that change their …

Past, present, and future of tools for dopamine detection

Y Zheng, Y Li - Neuroscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Dopamine (DA) is a critical neuromodulator involved in various brain functions. To
understand how DA regulates neural circuits and behaviors in the physiological and …

Fluorescence changes in carbon nanotube sensors correlate with THz absorption of hydration

SS Nalige, P Galonska, P Kelich, L Sistemich… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) functionalized with (bio-) polymers such as DNA
are soluble in water and sense analytes by analyte-specific changes of their intrinsic …

A chemogenetic approach for dopamine imaging with tunable sensitivity

MA Labouesse, M Wilhelm, Z Kagiampaki… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Genetically-encoded dopamine (DA) sensors enable high-resolution imaging of DA release,
but their ability to detect a wide range of extracellular DA levels, especially tonic versus …

Near‐Infrared Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging of Biomolecules with Carbon Nanotubes

L Sistemich, P Galonska, J Stegemann… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are versatile near infrared (NIR) fluorescent
building blocks for biosensors. Their surface is chemically tailored to respond to analytes by …

High Sensitivity Near‐Infrared Imaging of Fluorescent Nanosensors

J Ackermann, J Stegemann, T Smola, E Reger, S Jung… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biochemical processes are fast and occur on small‐length scales, which makes them
difficult to measure. Optical nanosensors based on single‐wall carbon nanotubes …

Ratiometric imaging of catecholamine neurotransmitters with nanosensors

C Ma, JM Mohr, G Lauer, JT Metternich, K Neutsch… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Neurotransmitters are important signaling molecules in the brain and are relevant in many
diseases. Measuring them with high spatial and temporal resolutions in biological systems is …

Smart slides for optical monitoring of cellular processes

J Ackermann, E Reger, S Jung, J Mohr… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The molecules released by cells are a fingerprint of their current state. Methods that
measure them with high spatial and temporal resolution may provide valuable insights into …

Mapping the morphology of DNA on carbon nanotubes in solution using X-ray scattering interferometry

DJ Rosenberg, FJ Cunningham… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) with adsorbed single-stranded DNA (ssDNA)
are applied as sensors to investigate biological systems, with potential applications ranging …