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Slip of a liquid crystal droplet rotator in viscous fluids

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3066-3072
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01028G, Paper
Keita Saito, Yasuyuki Kimura
The boundary conditions at the droplet surface depend on the surrounding solution. In glycerol solutions, slip occurs at the droplet surface and is enhanced as glycerol concentration increases.
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Destructive effect of fluctuations on the performance of a Brownian gyrator

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3154-3160
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01606D, Paper
Pascal Viot, Aykut Argun, Giovanni Volpe, Alberto Imparato, Lamberto Rondoni, Gleb Oshanin
The Brownian gyrator is often called a minimal model of a nano-engine performing a rotational motion, because in non-equilibrium conditions its torque, specific angular momentum  and specific angular velocity  have non-zero mean values.
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Novel turbulence and coarsening arrest in active-scalar fluids

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00163J, Paper
Nadia Bihari Padhan, Kolluru Venkata Kiran, Rahul Pandit
We uncover a new type of turbulence – activity-induced homogeneous and isotropic turbulence – in a model that has been employed to investigate motility-induced phase separation (MIPS) in a system of microswimmers.
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Lock-Key Microfluidics: Simulating Nematic Colloid Advection along Wavy-Walled Channels

Soft Matter, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01536J, Paper
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Karolina Wamsler, Louise C Head, Tyler Nathan Shendruk
Liquid crystalline media mediate interactions between suspended particles and confining geometries, which not only has potential to guide patterning and bottom-up colloidal assembly, but can also control colloidal migration in...
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Pure elongation flow of an electrorheological fluid: insights on wall slip from electrorheology

Soft Matter, 2024, 20,3313-3321
DOI: 10.1039/D3SM01448G, Paper
Ishu Chaudhary, Manish Kaushal
We study the pure elongation flow behavior of an electrorheological fluid as a model soft-jammed system, wherein the extent of jamming is controlled by an externally applied electric-field. Additionally, this study offers general insight into how jamming affects slip dynamics.
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Angle-resolved optical spectroscopy of photonic cellulose nanocrystal films reveals the influence of additives on the mechanism of kinetic arrest

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00155A, Paper
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Thomas G. Parton, Richard M. Parker, Sonja Osbild, Silvia Vignolini, Bruno Frka-Petesic
Photonic films produced by cellulose nanocrystal self-assembly offer a sustainable source of colouration. Their angular optical response reveals the suspension conditions at kinetic arrest and how common additives affect this liquid–solid transition.
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Capillary imbibition of confined monodisperse emulsions in microfluidic channels

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00179F, Paper
Masoud Norouzi Darabad, Sagnik Singha, Siva A. Vanapalli, Mark W. Vaughn, Jerzy Blawzdziewicz
Emulsion imbibition into flat capillaries is very complex. We show that formation of a clear-fluid or dense-emulsion region behind the meniscus, concentration and velocity fluctuations, and generation of ordered domains are confinement controlled.
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Resource limitation and population fluctuation drive spatiotemporal order in microbial communities

Soft Matter, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4SM00066H, Paper
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Rohit Khandoori, Kaustav Mondal, Pushpita Ghosh
Resource-driven dynamics in bacterial colonies. Insights into cell length regulation and spatial organization reveal the complex interplay between resources and microbial community dynamics.
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Electric-field modulated energy transfer in phosphorescent material- and fluorescent material-codoped polymer light-emitting diodes

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12294-12302
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00669K, Paper
Open Access
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Ling-Chuan Meng, Yan-Bing Hou
In this study, we find electric-field modulated energy transfer in phosphorescent material- and fluorescent material-codoped polymer that has never been reported.
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Fluorinated carbon as high-performance cathode for aqueous zinc primary batteries

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12454-12462
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00835A, Paper
Open Access
Congping Xu, Liang Zhang, Fupeng Liu, Ruding Zhang, Hongjun Yue
Fluorinated carbon was employed as a cathode active substance for aqueous zinc batteries for the first time.
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Influence of potassium doping on the structural, conduction mechanism, and dielectric properties of CaFe2O4

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12464-12474
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00260A, Paper
Open Access
Mohamed Mounir Bouzayani, Manel Ben Abdessalem, Ibtihel Soudani, Abderrazek Oueslati, Abdelhedi Aydi
The frequency and temperature-related dielectric relaxation and electrical conduction mechanisms in potassium-doped CaFe2O4 oxide ceramic were investigated in this study throughout a temperature range of 313–673 K.
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Dual-functional nano-photosensitizers: Eosin-Y decorated gold nanorods for plasmon-enhanced fluorescence and singlet oxygen generation

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12417-12427
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01551G, Paper
Open Access
Sravani Kaja, Ashin Varghese Mathews, Amit Nag
Enhancement factors of 110 and 18 for metal-enhanced fluorescence and metal-enhanced SOG, respectively, are obtained from polymer coated gold nanorod cores adsorbed with Eosin Y.
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Insight into the probability of ethoxy(pentafluoro)cyclotriphosphazene (PFPN) as the functional electrolyte additive in lithium–sulfur batteries

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12754-12761
DOI: 10.1039/D3RA08379A, Paper
Open Access
Ning Li, Yu Zhang, Shun Zhang, Lu Shi, Jie-Yu Zhang, Ke-Meng Song, Jin-Chun Li, Fang-Lei Zeng
Enhancing the flame retardancy of electrolytes and the stability of lithium anodes is of great significance to improve the safety performance of lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries.
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Carbon dots–cadmium sulfide quantum dots nanocomposite for ‘on–off’ fluorescence sensing of chromium(VI) ions

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12923-12934
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00436A, Paper
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Anisha B. Patil, Pooja L. Chaudhary, Parag V. Adhyapak
This work involves fluorescent probe which is composed of carbon dots (CD) and cadmium sulfide quantum dots (CdS QD) for the sensitive and selective fluorescence detection of chromium(VI) ions.
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Influence of the coagulation bath on the nanostructure of cellulose films regenerated from an ionic liquid solution

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12888-12896
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00971A, Paper
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Lassi V. Tiihonen, Gabriel Bernardo, Robert Dalgliesh, Adélio Mendes, Steven R. Parnell
The structure of cellulose films prepared by nonsolvent-induced phase separation in coagulation baths of different mixtures and temperatures. High water volume fractions in the coagulation bath result in a highly reproducible gel-like structure with inhomogeneities.
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The influence of hydrogen bonding on the structure of organic–inorganic hybrid catalysts and its application in the solvent-free epoxidation of α-olefins

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12853-12863
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01399A, Paper
Open Access
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Hong-Bin Ju, Li-Zhi Zhang, De-Bao Li, Tao Geng, Ya-Jie Jiang, Ya-Kui Wang
Different reaction routes with the influence of hydrogen bonding and without hydrogen bonding.
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Rational design of a lysosome-targeted fluorescent probe for monitoring the generation of hydroxyl radicals in ferroptosis pathways

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,12864-12872
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00562G, Paper
Open Access
Lili Zhong, Datian Fu, Jin Xu, Linyan Tan, Haimei Wu, Min Wang
A novel hydrocyanine-based turn-on fluorescence probe HCy-Lyso, with excellent lysosome-targeting ability and ˙OH-responsive efficiency, has been applied for monitoring the variation in lysosomal ˙OH levels during ferroptosis.
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The conjugates of 5'-deoxy-5-fluorocytidine and hydroxycinnamic acids – synthesis, anti-pancreatic cancer activity and molecular docking studies

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13129-13141
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01683A, Paper
Open Access
Marcin Cybulski, Magdalena Zaremba-Czogalla, Bartosz Trzaskowski, Marek Kubiszewski, Joanna Tobiasz, Anna Jaromin, Piotr Krzeczyński, Jerzy Gubernator, Olga Michalak
New conjugates 1–6 containing 5-dFCR and selected hydroxycinnamic acids were synthesized and tested in vitro against pancreatic cancer (PDAC) lines. The ADME properties and molecular docking to CES2 or human albumin were discussed.
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Effects of external light in the magnetic field-modulated photocatalytic reactions in a microfluidic chip reactor

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13053-13061
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA00415A, Paper
Open Access
Hung Ji Huang, Yen Han Wang, Xuan-Yu Shih, Sy-Hann Chen, Hai-Pang Chiang, Yuan-Fong Chou Chau, Jeffrey Chi-Sheng Wu
Mutual enhancement of plasmonic photocatalytic reaction by both magnetic field and plasmonic enhancement was presented through Au–TiO2 nanoparticles.
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A multi-channel microfluidic platform based on human flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 for personalised medicine

RSC Adv., 2024, 14,13209-13217
DOI: 10.1039/D4RA01516A, Paper
Open Access
Melissa De Angelis, Silvia Schobesberger, Florian Selinger, Viktor Laurin Sedlmayr, Martin Frauenlob, Orsola Corcione, Shiman Dong, Gianfranco Gilardi, Peter Ertl, Sheila J. Sadeghi
A microfluidic platform with immobilized human flavin-containing monooxygenase for high-throughput screening of drugs with relevance to personalised medicine.
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3-Perfluoroalkylated fluorescent coumarin dyes: rational molecular design and photophysical properties

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, 9,332-344
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00006D, Paper
Ayano Ikemura, Yukiko Karuo, Yuki Uehashi, Tomohiro Agou, Masahiro Ebihara, Yasuhiro Kubota, Toshiyasu Inuzuka, Masaaki Omote, Kazumasa Funabiki
The photochemical properties of a coumarin derivative with a promising electron-withdrawing fluoroalkyl group at the 3-position in solution and in the crystal were investigated in detail.
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Influence of polyol impurities on the transesterification kinetics, molecular structures and properties of isosorbide polycarbonate

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4204-4220
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00840E, Paper
Mingfa Guo, Yaning Wang, Zhenguang Li, Jielin Xu, Qian Chen, Jing Wu, Huaping Wang
A so-called “reverse-addition” model protocol based on two kinds of polyol impurities (glycerol and 2-deoxy-D-ribose) was established to systematically demonstrate their influence on the polymerization and properties of PIC.
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The synthesis of tetraarylethylene-based conjugated polymers for the application of fluorescence sensing towards nitroaromatics

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4221-4230
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00821A, Paper
Rentuya Wu, Xiaosong Sun, Wenyue Dong, Yanwei Li, Qian Duan, Teng Fei
Two tetraarylethylene-based conjugated polymers were synthesized and they exhibit high sensitivity and selectivity towards 2,4,6-trinitrophenol sensing.
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Vinylene-linked fully conjugated porous organic polymers based on difluoroboron β-diketonate complexes for green and efficient photocatalysis

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4281-4287
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00947A, Paper
Wenshuo Xu, Zehao Zhao, Yiqiong Liu, Dongxin Yang, Weitao Gong
Two distinct vinylene-linked fully conjugated POPs were achieved by reacting difluoroboron β-diketonate complexes with reactive methyl groups and a carbazole-bearing aldehyde.
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Control over membrane fluidity and biophysical properties of synthetic terpolymer stabilized complex coacervates

Polym. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00978A, Paper
Open Access
Sebastian Novosedlik, Alexander B. Cook, Tim J. F. M. Voermans, Henk M. Janssen, Jan C. M. van Hest
Cell membranes are vital barriers that regulate the composition of the intracellular environment and facilitate communication processes essential for cellular function and survival.
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Simple oxime functionalized fluorene polymers for organic solar cells

Polym. Chem., 2024, 15,4474-4481
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY00919C, Paper
Open Access
Abdullah Adewale Adeoba, Xiangyu Shen, Fuzhen Bi, Jianan Niu, Mingxin Sun, Shuguang Wen, Xichang Bao
A novel oxime-functionalized fluorene is used as an acceptor unit with a BDT donor in conjugated D–A polymers. Organic solar cell devices made with a Y6 non-fullerene acceptor give a power conversion efficiency of 10.71%.
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Protic poly(diallylmethylammonium) poly(ionic liquid)s proton exchange membranes with low fluorine content

Polym. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4PY01099J, Paper
Yuliana Pairetti, Antonela Gallastegui, Zaneta Wojnarowska, Marian Paluch, Ilaria Aziz, Nerea Casado, Luke Austin O'Dell, Maria Forsyth, David Mecerreyes
Proton exchange membranes (PEM) are s key component in electrolyzers and fuel cells for green hydrogen technologies. One important coming issue in these technologies is the need of reducing the...
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Sulfur–tetrazine as highly efficient visible-light activatable photo-trigger for designing photoactivatable fluorescence biomolecules

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,10839-10849
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01817F, Communication
Shudan Yang, Mengxi Zhang, Axel Loredo, David Soares, Yulun Wu, Han Xiao
Light-activated fluorescence represents a potent tool for investigating subcellular structures and dynamics, offering enhanced control over the temporal and spatial aspects of the fluorescence signal.
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Tailored BODIPY-based fluorogenic probes for phosgene detection: a comparative evaluation of recognition sites

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB02040E, Paper
Suay Dartar, Beraat Umur Kaya, Yanki Öncü Yayak, Ezgi Vural, Mustafa Emrullahoğlu
Rare examples of ICT-based fluorescent probes incorporating phosgene specific recognition units at the 2-position of the BODIPY core.
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Porous helical supramolecular columns self-organized via the fluorophobic effect of a semifluorinated tapered dendron

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01951B, Paper
Open Access
Dipankar Sahoo, Mihai Peterca, Mohammad R. Imam, Devendra S. Maurya, Virgil Percec
Fluorophobic effect enhances supramolecular microsegregation.
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Recent Advances of Versatile Fluorophores for Multifunctional Biomedical Imaging in the NIR-II Region

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01957A, Review Article
Kaiming Ma, Qunying Jiang, Yang Yang, Fan Zhang
Fluorescence imaging in the second near-infrared region (NIR-II, 1,000-1,700 nm) enables high-resolution visualization of deep-tissue biological architecture and physiopathological events, due to the reduced light absorption, scattering and tissue autofluorescence....
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Chemically engineered exogenous organic reactions in living cells for in situ fluorescence imaging and biomedical applications

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01925C, Review Article
Gang Song, Zhiwen Yang, Yiming Huang, Haotian Bai, Fengting Lv, Shu Wang
Key intracellular in situ synthesis processes, including the synthesis of near-infrared fluorescent dyes, intracellular oxidative cross-linking, polymerization, and bioorthogonal reactions, as well as their biomedical applications were summarized.
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Nanocrystalline alloy-mediated delivery of mosaic epitope peptides for universal influenza vaccine

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB00742E, Paper
Hongyu Wang, Han Fu, Liyan Zhai, Jiaqing Le, Bohan Guo, Yuyang Zhou, Chenlin Ji, Dapeng Li, Yue Zhang
Mosaic influenza antimicrobial peptide-like epitopes (Ampitopes) co-crystalize with poly(I:C), a TLR3 agonist, into nanocrystalline vaccine, which boosts immunogenicity via multivalent toll like receptor 3 (TLR3) binding and immune activation.
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Improving the sulfite-detection performance of a fluorescent probe via post-synthetic modification with a metal–organic framework

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11251-11258
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01754D, Paper
Jing-Yi Shi, Bin Wang, Xin-Yue Cui, Xiao-Wei Hu, Hai-Liang Zhu, Yu-Shun Yang
In this work, a post-synthetic modification strategy was attempted to improve the performance of the probe for sulfite detection.
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Microfluidic synthesis and accurate immobilization of low-density QD-encoded magnetic microbeads for multiplex immunoassay

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11230-11236
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01585A, Paper
Zhou Sha, Tianyi Ling, Wenqi Yang, Haosu Xie, Chunnan Wang, Shuqing Sun
Accurate immobilization of microbeads in the gap of nickel patterns.
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AI-driven precision subcellular navigation with fluorescent probes

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12,11054-11062
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01835D, Review Article
Yingli Zhu, Yanpeng Fang, Wenzhi Huang, Weiheng Zhang, Fei Chen, Jie Dong, Wenbin Zeng
AI-driven precision subcellular navigation with fluorescent probes.
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Unravelling the molecular mechanobiology by DNA-Based fluorogenic tension sensor

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01858C, Review Article
Kaushik Pal
Investigation of the biological system reveals many underlying principles that govern the regular life processes. Recently, the analysis of tiny mechanical forces associated with many biological processes revels their significance...
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Mitochondrial membrane potential-independent near-infrared fluorescent probes for viscosity-exclusive imaging

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01785D, Paper
Xiu Pan, Yu Zhao, Jia-Li Wang, Shun Feng, Xiao-Qi Yu, Ming-Yu Wu
A novel mitochondrial targeting mitochondrial membrane potential-independent near-infrared fluorescent probe, ACR-DMA, was developed which can be firmly immobilized in mitochondria for tracking of mitochondrial viscosity changes in vitro and in vivo.
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H2O2-activated mitochondria-targeting photosensitizer for fluorescence imaging-guided combination photodynamic and radiotherapy

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01653J, Paper
Qiufen Tian, Zifan Zhu, Yun Feng, Shirui Zhao, Hui Lin, Wen Zhang, Zhiai Xu
Radiotherapy is a primary modality in cancer treatment but accompanied by severe side effects to healthy tissues and radiation resistance to some extent. To overcome these limitations, we developed a...
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Development of a Xanthene-Based NIR Fluorescent Probe for Accurate and Sensitive Detection of γ-Glutamyl Transpeptidase in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01841A, Paper
Chia-Kai Lai, KUPPAN MAGESH, Sivan Velmathi, Shu-Pao Wu
γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) regulates glutathione (GSH), essential for cell functions and linked to cancer. High GGT levels in tumors make it a valuable cancer biomarker. Current GGT detection methods often...
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Fluorescence sensing techniques for quality evaluation of traditional Chinese medicines: a review

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01886A, Review Article
Yanyu Xiao, Hui Wang, Chenxia Gao, Xinyi Ye, Yuting Lai, Meiling Chen, Xiaoliang Ren
We summarized the advantages and advanced applications of fluorescence sensing technology compared with other analytical techniques, as well as the challenges and prospects of current application in the field of TCM quality evaluation.
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Illuminating cisplatin-induced ferroptosis in non-small-cell lung cancer with biothiol-activatable fluorescent/photoacoustic bimodal probes

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01656D, Paper
Li Xu, Hongwen Liu, Yi Kong, Lingyun Li, Jia Li, Kang Li, Shuzhi Liang, Bolin Chen
Using activatable NIR fluorescent/PA bimodal probes, we successfully monitored real-time biothiol changes during ferroptosis in NSCLC cells and tumors, revealing enhanced ferroptosis with the combined use of erastin and cisplatin.
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NIR emissive probe for fluorescence turn-on based dead cell sorting and in vivo viscosity mapping in C. elegans

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4TB01945H, Paper
Goraksha T. Sapkal, Farhan Anjum, Abdul Salam, Bodhidipra Mukherjee, Shilpa Chandra, Purabi Bala, Richa Garg, Shagun Sharma, Kush Kaushik, Chayan Kanti Nandi
An NIR emissive probe plays a pivotal role for in vitro and in vivo dead cell sorting.
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Integration of paper-based analytical devices with digital microfluidics for colorimetric detection of creatinine

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00688G, Paper
Larissa G. Velasco, Danielly S. Rocha, Richard P. S. de Campos, Wendell K. T. Coltro
Digital microfluidics (DMF) is a platform that allows the automated manipulation of individual droplets, ranging from nanoliters to microliters, and coupling sensing techniques can be facilitated by paper-based devices (PAD).
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Fluorescent probe to quantify lipid-derived electrophiles in edible oils

Analyst, 2024, 149,5255-5264
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00780H, Paper
Lucille Kuster, Priscilia Diane Mamboundou, Asma Boushih, Yasmine Rassi, Alexandre Benoît, Samuel Parent-Vézina, Michel Lord-St-Vincent, Jean-Philippe Guillemette, Mathieu Frenette
Edible oils oxidize in air to form a variety of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl containing products collectively called ‘lipid-derived electrophiles’. A commercially available “turn-on” fluorescent probe 7-mercapto-4-methylcoumarin is used to quantify ‘electrophilic content’ in oil-containing foods.
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Engineering fluorescent NO probes for live-monitoring cellular inflammation and apoptosis

Analyst, 2024, 149,5306-5312
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00747F, Paper
Qun Wu, Chengbin Liu, Yifan Liu, Tao Li
A fluorescent probe for live-cell imaging of nitric oxide (NO) allows for sensitive detection of NO in cancer cells, thereby enabling real-time monitoring of doxorubicin-induced apoptosis and lipopolysaccharide-triggered inflammatory responses.
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Automatic detection of fluorescent droplets for droplet digital PCR: a device capable of processing multiple microscope images

Analyst, 2024, 149,5213-5224
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01028K, Paper
Kaihao Mao, Ye Tao, Wenshang Guo, Qisheng Yang, Meiying Zhao, Xiangyu Meng, Yinghao Zhang, Yukun Ren
An automated microscope image detection device (A-MMD) is designed to detect fluorescent droplets in droplet digital PCR images captured by multiple microscopes.
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A highly sensitive and reproducible fluorescence sensor for continuously measuring hydrogen peroxide at the sub-ppm level

Analyst, 2024, 149,5353-5359
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00975D, Paper
Yang Yang, Rui Jiang, En-lai Yang, Jiahao Liang, Ying Xu, Xu-dong Wang
Highly sensitive and reversible fluorescence H2O2 sensor with a limit of detection of 0.02 ppm had been developed. The sensor responded rather fast, had high stability, and can be massively produced with good batch-to-batch consistency.
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Microfluidic methods for the diagnosis of acute respiratory tract infections

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00957F, Tutorial Review
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Kan-Zhi Liu, Ganghong Tian, Alex C.-T. Ko, Matthias Geissler, Lidija Malic, Byeong-Ui Moon, Liviu Clime, Teodor Veres
We review emerging methods for the detection of acute respiratory tract infections using microfluidic technologies.
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy with single cell manipulation by microfluidic dielectrophoresis

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00983E, Paper
Kwanhwi Ko, Hajun Yoo, Sangheon Han, Won Seok Chang, Donghyun Kim
The combination of dielectrophoresis and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy provides an effective method for analyzing the Raman characteristics and the dielectrophoretic behavior of polystyrene beads and U-87MG cells in a microfluidic environment.
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