Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are persistent environmental pollutants with potential carcinogenicity, posing a major threat to ecosystems and human health. Rapid identification of PFCs in complex environmental matrices remains challenging due to th...
Wearable biochemical sensors enabling non-invasive monitoring of biomarkers in bodily fluids play a pivotal role in advancing personalized healthcare. The state-of-the-art wireless and wearable biochemical sensors still suffer from large form factors...
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is a clinically important hydrolase enzyme and a valuable biomarker for hepatobiliary diseases, metabolic bone disorders, and certain malignancies. Raman-based miniaturized sensors, particularly those employing surface-enha...
Theranostic hydrogels represent a groundbreaking approach by integrating therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities within a single platform, enabling real-time monitoring of wounds and precise treatment applications. These advanced materials are engine...
Respiratory viral infections pose a significant global public health challenge, partly due to the difficulty in rapidly and accurately distinguishing between viruses with similar symptoms at the point of care, hindering timely and appropriate treatme...
International journal of pharmaceutics
Jul 30, 2025
The unpleasant tastes of drugs, including bitterness, pungency, astringency, and sourness, significantly impedes patient adherence, particularly among pediatric and geriatric populations. Accurate evaluation of these tastes is essential for optimizin...
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are widely used in precision medicine, disease predisposition assessment, nutrigenetics and authenticity testing of agricultural and food products. SNP genotyping is much more challenging than detecting longer D...
A non-invasive, enzyme-based colorimetric biosensor was developed for urea detection in saliva, utilizing a growth-based method with Au@Ag core-shell nanostructures, including CTAB-coated gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and CTAB-coated gold nanorods with ...
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
Jul 28, 2025
Microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) serve as early, noninvasive indicators of food spoilage and microbial contamination. This review critically assesses current methods for MVOC detection, including gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-M...
Currently, the existing detection platforms face persistent challenges in achieving reliable bacterial identification within complex matrices, particularly in food and environmental specimens, where matrix interference effects substantially compromis...
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