Diabetes is a pathological condition that requires the continuous monitoring of glucose level
in the blood. Its control has been tremendously improved by the application of point-of-care …

Photodynamic inactivation of microorganisms has gained substantial attention due to its
unique mode of action, in which pathogens are unable to generate resistance, and due to …

1. INTRODUCTION Detection of chemical and biological agents plays a fundamental role in
biomedical, forensic and environmental sciences 1− 4 as well as in anti bioterrorism …

Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) with controlled geometrical, optical, and surface chemical
properties are the subject of intensive studies and applications in biology and medicine. To …

Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing area of research in part due to its integration into many
biomedical applications. Within nanotechnology, gold and silver nanostructures are some of …

Functionalized gold nanoparticles with controlled geometrical and optical properties are the
subject of intensive studies and biomedical applications, including genomics, biosensorics …

The past few decades have witnessed significant advances in the development of
functionalized gold nanoparticles for applications in various fields such as chemistry …

Recent progress in nano-optics has paved the route toward the development of highly
sensitive and label-free optical transducers using the localized surface plasmon resonance …

This critical review covers the present state of the art in optical sensing of glucose. Following
an introduction into the significance of (continuous) sensing of glucose and a brief look back …

The controlled assembly and disassembly of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) has been a subject
of great interest over the past decade due to the potential applications of these particles in …