Near-Infrared Long-Lived Luminescent Nanoparticle-Based Time-Gated Imaging for Background-Free Detection of Avian Influenza Virus
ACS Sensors,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 15, 2025
Near-infrared
(NIR)-to-NIR
upconversion
nanoparticles
(UCNPs)
are
promising
materials
for
biomedical
imaging
and
sensing
applications.
However,
UCNPs
with
long
lifetimes
continue
to
face
the
limitation
that
they
usually
accompanied
by
weak
luminescence
intensity,
resulting
in
difficulties
achieving
high-resolution
sensitive
time-gated
imaging.
To
overcome
this
limitation,
we
have
developed
NIR
long-lifetime
luminescent
(NLL
NPs)
strong
800
nm
emission
adding
a
photosensitizing
shell
prolonged
lifetime
lowering
activator
concentration.
NLL
NP-based
overcomes
inherent
limitations
of
steady-state
providing
higher
signal-to-noise
ratios
more
robust
signal
intensities.
When
integrated
into
lateral
flow
immunoassay
(LFA)
detection
avian
influenza
viruses,
demonstrates
32-fold
lower
limit
compared
conventional
optimal
emitting
nanoparticles.
Furthermore,
high
accuracy
LFA
is
confirmed
through
clinical
validations
using
65
samples,
sensitivity
specificity
100%
an
area
under
curve
1.000.
These
results
demonstrate
potential
as
powerful
tool
highly
accurate
viruses
complex
samples.
Language: Английский
Recent advancements in novel electrochemical sensors for disease-associated molecule determination
Seyda Nur Samancı,
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Göksu Özçelikay-Akyıldız,
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S. Irem Kaya
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et al.
Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis Open,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 100051 - 100051
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Near-Infrared Long Lifetime Upconversion Nanoparticles for Ultrasensitive microRNA Detection via Time-Gated Luminescence Resonance Energy Transfer
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 10, 2024
Abstract
Although
upconversion
nanoparticle
(UCNP)-based
luminescence
resonance
energy
transfer
(LRET)
biosensing
offers
advantages
such
as
wash-free
detection
and
precise
biomolecule
quantification,
there
is
still
room
for
enhancing
its
sensitivity
by
preventing
continuous
in
co-doped
UCNPs
during
LRET.
In
this
study,
we
report
a
time-gated
LRET
approach
using
near-infrared
(NIR)
long-lived
luminescent
UCNP
donors
(L-TG-LRET),
achieving
an
8-fold
increase
lifetime
without
compromising
emission
intensity.
The
extended
slower
migration
pathway
of
the
L-TG-LRET
significantly
enhances
rapid
Tm
3+
reactivation
from
ions
(800
nm
emission)
to
IRDye800
acceptors
(650–850
absorption).
developed
system
was
applied
microRNAs
(miRNAs),
providing
17.9-fold
higher
than
conventional
steady-state
methods.
Furthermore,
method
has
been
successfully
employed
determine
miRNA
expression
levels
cancer
cells,
patient
plasma,
exosomes,
enabling
differentiation
patients
with
lung
breast
cancers
healthy
donors.
Notably,
demonstrated
enhanced
sensing
performance
compared
polymerase
chain
reaction
(PCR)
low
exosomal
miRNAs.
These
results
highlighted
potential
valuable
tool
sensitive
biomolecular
clinical
diagnostics.
Language: Английский
Triple‐Phase Interfacial Freestanding Fluffy Pine Needle Structures for Efficient Self‐Powered Photoelectrocatalysis
Hyun-Kyung Jung,
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Seok-Heum Baek,
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Chanhwi Lee
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et al.
Small,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Dec. 23, 2024
Abstract
Approximately
2
billion
people
still
lack
access
to
clean
drinking
water.
Extensive
efforts
are
underway
develop
semiconductor
photocatalysts
for
water
disinfection
and
environmental
remediation,
but
conventional
liquid‐solid
diphase
interfacial
face
challenges
like
low
diffusion
coefficients
limited
solubility
of
dissolved
oxygen.
This
study
introduces
freestanding
copper
oxide
fluffy
pine
needle
structures
(CO‐FPNs)
with
tunable
pollutants‐gas‐solid
(WGS)
triple‐phase
interfaces
that
enhance
oxygen
enrichment
reactive
species
(ROS)
production.
Three
differently
structured
CO‐FPNs—microdendrites,
hierarchical
dendrites,
nanowires—are
designed.
The
CO‐FPN/WGS,
predominantly
in
the
Cassie‐Wenzel
coexistence
state,
showed
a
1.81‐
1.91‐fold
higher
reaction
rate
than
micro‐
nanostructured
CO‐FPNs
due
increased
O
levels
high
adsorption
capability.
Under
illumination,
CO‐FPN/WGS
achieved
99.999%
sterilization
by
preventing
pathogen
adhesion
enhancing
ROS
generation.
Additionally,
self‐powered
photoelectrocatalytic
system
is
constructed
using
nickel‐iron
oxide‐deposited
bismuth
vanadate
(NiFeO/BiVO
4
)
achieving
1.45
times
alone,
superior
oxidation
kinetics
NiFeO/BiVO
improved
reduction
via
atmospheric
from
CO‐FPN/WGS.
demonstrates
first
example
platform
efficient
photoelectrocatalysis.
Language: Английский