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Novel Method for Spectrophotometric Determination of L-Tryptophan in the Enzymatic Resolution of DL-N-Acetyl-Tryptophan
A novel spectrophotometric method for the determination of tryptophan (Trp) has been proposed. The sensitive and simple method was based upon the finding that NaNO2 and Trp formed a diazotized product in nitric a...
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A SERS-based immunoassay for porcine circovirus type 2 using multi-branched gold nanoparticles
We report on a facile immunoassay for porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) based on surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) using multi-branched gold nanoparticles (mb-AuNPs) as substrates. The mb-AuNPs in the im...
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Colorimetric and visual determination of total nereistoxin-related insecticides by exploiting a nereistoxin-driven aggregation of gold nanoparticles
We describe a method for the visual and colorimetric determination of total nereistoxin-related insecticide residues. It is based on the nereistoxin-induced aggregation of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs). The nerei...
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Fluorescence aggregation assay for the protein biomarker mucin 1 using carbon dot-labeled antibodies and aptamers
We have developed a sensitive fluorescence assay for the protein biomarker mucin 1 (MUC1). It is based on the aggregation of functionalized carbon dots (CDs) in the presence of MUC1. The CDs with a size of ~2 ...
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Synthesis of a graphitic carbon nitride nanocomposite with magnetite as a sorbent for solid phase extraction of phenolic acids
We have developed a facile in-situ growth method for the deposition of magnetite (Fe3O4) particles on the surface of a graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheet. The material was characterized by X-ray diffract...
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Dual signal amplification strategy for amperometric aptasensing using hydroxyapatite nanoparticles. Application to the sensitive detection of the cancer biomarker platelet-derived growth factor BB
The authors describe a dual signal amplification strategy for improving the sensitivity of electrochemical aptasensor. Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HAP-NPs) serve as the support for deposition of the respecti...
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Sensitive immunosensing of the carcinoembryonic antigen utilizing aptamer-based in-situ formation of a redox-active heteropolyacid and rolling circle amplification
A highly sensitive electrochemical scheme for the detection of the cancer biomarker carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is reported. An aptamer-based formation of redox-active molybdophosphate is combined with roll...
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Layered vanadium(IV) disulfide nanosheets as a peroxidase-like nanozyme for colorimetric detection of glucose
The authors have discovered that vanadium disulfide (VS2) nanosheets, synthesized by a hydrothermal method, exert stable peroxidase-like activity. The catalytic activity, with H2O2 as a cosubstrate, follows Micha...
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Fluorometric determination of dopamine by using molybdenum disulfide quantum dots
A method is described for the rapid fluorometric determination of dopamine (DA) by using molybdenum disulfide quantum dots (MoS2 QDs) that were fabricated via an ammonium hydroxide etching method. The probe has a...
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Colorimetric detection and ty** of E. coli lipopolysaccharides based on a dual aptamer-functionalized gold nanoparticle probe
A rapid method for identification and ty** of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) was developed by utilizing the different binding affinities between two kinds of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) functionalized with two apt...
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Rapid and selective fluorometric determination of tannic acid using MoO3-x quantum dots
The authors describe a fluorometric method for the quantification of tannic acid (TA). MoO3-x quantum dots (QDs) can selectively capture TA via the formation of an organic molybdate complex. This causes an electr...
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Signal amplification in immunoassays by using noble metal nanoparticles: a review
This review (with 147 references) summarizes the state of the art in methods for signal amplification in immunoassays by using noble metal nanoparticles (MeNPs). Following an introduction into the field, a fir...
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A colorimetric zinc(II) assay based on the use of hairpin DNAzyme recycling and a hemin/G-quadruplex lighted DNA nanoladder
A method is described for sensitive colorimetric determination of zinc(II) ions that uses (a) a Zn(II)-responsive hairpin DNAzyme that assists target recycling, (b) hybridization chain reaction, and (c) hemin/...
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Carbon nanotubes in electrochemical, colorimetric, and fluorimetric immunosensors and immunoassays: a review
This review (with 126 references) summarizes the progress that has been made in the use of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in immunoassays and immunosensors. Following an introduction into the field, a first large sec...
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Fluorescent detection of Cu (II) ions based on DNAzymatic cascaded cyclic amplification
A fluorescent biosensor based on the cascaded cyclic amplification-lighted copper nanoparticles has been developed, optimized, and validated. In the double-modular cascaded cyclic amplification, a DNAzymatic c...
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Optical assay using B-doped core–shell Fe@BC nanozyme for determination of alanine aminotransferase
B-doped core–shell Fe@BC nanozyme was synthesized. The peroxidase (POD) like activity of Fe@BC nanozyme was studied and utilized for detecting the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT). In the presence of...
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A gold nanoparticle-based lateral flow immunoassay for atrazine point-of-care detection using a handhold scanning device as reader
A method is described to achieve accurate quantitative detection of atrazine (ATZ) in maize by using lateral flow strips based on gold nanoparticles (GNPs) and a handheld scanning reader. GNPs of 15 nm in dia...
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Open Access2D nanomaterial sensing array using machine learning for differential profiling of pathogenic microbial taxonomic identification
An integrated custom cross-response sensing array has been developed combining the algorithm module’s visible machine learning approach for rapid and accurate pathogenic microbial taxonomic identification. Th...
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Nano-gold-enhanced LAMP method for qualitative visual detection of Salmonella in milk
Since Salmonella can cause foodborne disease and public health safety issues and requires a robust, rapid, on-site detection method, a novel visual qualitative method with nano-gold-enhanced loop-mediated isother...
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Time-resolved fluorescence microspheres-antibody-penicillin-binding protein assisted construction of immunochromatographic assay for sensitive detection of 22 β-lactams in milk
A sensitive immunochromatographic assay (ICA) using time-resolved fluorescence microspheres (TRFMs) coupled with an indirect-labeling mode was developed for simultaneously determining 22 kinds of β-lactams in ...