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Determination of thiol compounds by solid-phase extraction using multi-walled carbon nanotubes as adsorbent coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection
We describe a method for solid-phase extraction of biogenic thiols using multi-walled carbon nanotubes as adsorbent, and their subsequent determination via HPLC and fluorescence detection. The fluorogenic reag...
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Disposable immunoassay for hepatitis B surface antigen based on a graphene paste electrode functionalized with gold nanoparticles and a Nafion-cysteine conjugate
We report on the modification of a graphene paste electrode with gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and a Nafion-L-cysteine composite film, and how this electrode can serve as a platform for the construction of a nove...
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Electrochemical sensing of catechol using a glassy carbon electrode modified with a composite made from silver nanoparticles, polydopamine, and graphene
We report on the modification of a glassy carbon electrode with a composite consisting of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), polydopamine, and graphene to give an electrochemical sensor for catechol. The composite ...
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Electrochemical biosensor for simultaneous determination of guanine and adenine based on dopamine-melanin colloidal nanospheres–graphene composites
Dopamine-melanin colloidal nanospheres (Dpa-melanin CNDs)–graphene composites-modified glassy carbon electrode (GCE) was prepared by a simple procedure and then successfully used to simultaneously determine gu...
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A fluorescent glucose bioassay based on the hydrogen peroxide-induced decomposition of a quencher system composed of MnO2 nanosheets and copper nanoclusters
The authors describe a fluorometric glucose assay that is based on the use of MnO2 nanosheets and copper nanoclusters (CuNCs) acting as nanoprobes. The CuNCs were synthesized by using bovine serum albumin as a te...
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Determination of the activity of alkaline phosphatase by using nanoclusters composed of flower-like cobalt oxyhydroxide and copper nanoclusters as fluorescent probes
The authors describe a sensitive fluorometric method for the determination of the activity of alkaline phosphatase (ALP). It is based on the use of a composite prepared consisting of flower-like cobalt oxyhydr...
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Highly selective fluorimetric and colorimetric sensing of mercury(II) by exploiting the self-assembly-induced emission of 4-chlorothiophenol capped copper nanoclusters
A highly stable copper nanoclusters (CuNC) carrying 4-chlorothiophenol as a protective ligand is described. They display self-assembly-induced emission with excitation/emission maxima at 330/605 nm even in ne...
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l-Histidine-DNA interaction: a strategy for the improvement of the fluorescence signal of poly(adenine) DNA-templated gold nanoclusters
An interesting phenomenon is described that the fluorescence signal of poly(adenine) (A) DNA-templated gold nanoclusters (AuNCs) is greatly improved in the presence of l-histidine by means of l-histidine-DNA int...
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Culture and in situ H2O2-mediated electrochemical study of cancer cells using three-dimensional scaffold based on graphene foam coated with Fe3O4 nanozyme
For real-time evaluation of the cell behavior and function under in vivo-like 3D environment, the 3D functionalized scaffolds simultaneously integrate the function of 3D cell culture, and electrochemical sensi...
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Etching of Ag nanoparticles triggered bidirectional regulation for electrochemiluminescence ratiometric immunoassay
A highly efficient ratiometric electrochemiluminescence (ECL) immunoassay was explored by bidirectionally regulating the ECL intensity of two luminophors. The immunoassay was conducted in a split-type mode con...