Nanomaterials revolutionize biosensing: 0D–3D designs for ultrasensitive detection of microorganisms and viruses

Haokun Tan, ZhiChao Wang, Rao Fu, Xiaoyuan Zhang and Zhiqiang Su

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2024, 12, 7760
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Lysozyme-sensitive plasmonic hydrogel nanocomposite for colorimetric dry-eye inflammation biosensing

Yasamin Ziai, Chiara Rinoldi, Francesca Petronella, Anna Zakrzewska, Luciano De Sio and Filippo Pierini

Nanoscale, 2024, 16, 13492
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Multi‐readout thermoplasmonic biosensor for rapid detection of oligonucleotides

Maria Laura Sforza, Elisabetta De Marinis, Annalisa Masi, Clara Nervi, Luciano De Sio and Francesca Petronella

VIEW, 2025, 6
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Differential evolution-optimized gold nanorods for enhanced photothermal conversion

Aimad Koulali, Piotr Radomski, Paweł Ziółkowski, Francesca Petronella, Luciano De Sio and Dariusz Mikielewicz

Sci Rep, 2025, 15
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-92007-7

Thermoplasmonic Controlled Optical Absorber Based on a Liquid Crystal Metasurface

Francesca Petronella, Tristan Madeleine, Vincenzo De Mei, Federica Zaccagnini, Marinella Striccoli, Giampaolo D’Alessandro, Mariacristina Rumi, Jonathan Slagle, Malgosia Kaczmarek and Luciano De Sio

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 15, 49468
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Photovoltaic Cells Using Broadband Plasmon‐Sensitized Nanostructures

Federica Zaccagnini, Silvia Valdivieso, Irene Bavasso, Maria P. Bracciale, Nelson Tabiryan, Francesca Petronella and Luciano De Sio

Small, 2025, 21
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A Critical Review on Detection of Foodborne Pathogens Using Electrochemical Biosensors

Avinash V. Police Patil, Ping-Feng Yang, Chiou-Ying Yang, M. S. Gaur and Ching-Chou Wu

Crit Rev Biomed Eng, 2024, 52, 17
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Numerical Study of Heat Transfer Intensification in a Chamber with Heat Generating by Irradiated Gold Nanorods: One-Way Multiphysics and Multiscale Approach

Paweł Ziółkowski, Piotr Radomski, Aimad Koulali, Dominik Kreft, Jacek Barański and Dariusz Mikielewicz

Energies, 2025, 19, 181
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Recent developments in waterborne pathogen detection technologies

Usisipho Feleni, Rebotiloe Morare, Ginny S. Masunga, Nontokozo Magwaza, Valentine Saasa, Moshawe J. Madito and Muthumuni Managa

Environ Monit Assess, 2025, 197
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Enhancing the Scattering Induced by Gold Periodic Arrays Over Optical Waveguides Through Indium Tin Oxide Buffer Layers

Rita Asquini, Alessio Buzzin, Nicolas Hanine, Alessia Mannetta, Badrul Alam and Vincenzo Ferrara

IEEE Photonics J., 2024, 16, 1
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Mechanochemical Synthesis of Nanoparticles for Potential Antimicrobial Applications

Rabindra Dubadi, Songping D. Huang and Mietek Jaroniec

Materials, 2023, 16, 1460
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Multifunctional FFP2 Face Mask for White Light Disinfection and Pathogens Detection using Hybrid Nanostructures and Optical Metasurfaces

Federica Zaccagnini, Daniela De Biase, Francesca Bovieri, Giovanni Perotto, Erica Quagliarini, Irene Bavasso, Giorgio Mangino, Marco Iuliano, Antonella Calogero, Giovanna Romeo, Dharmendra Pratap Singh, Filippo Pierini, Giulio Caracciolo, Francesca Petronella and Luciano De Sio

Small, 2024
DOI: 10.1002/smll.202400531

Advances in the Applications of Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment

Emmanuel I. Epelle, Patrick U. Okoye, Siobhan Roddy, Burcu Gunes and Jude A. Okolie

Environments, 2022, 9, 141
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Thermoplasmonic‐Controlled Optical Filters Based on the Combination of Chiral Liquid Crystals and Metasurfaces

Federica Zaccagnini, Francesca Petronella, Michael E. McConney, Jonathan Slagle, Kwang‐Un Jeong, Timothy J. Bunning and Luciano De Sio

Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2025, 46
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Plasmonic Metal Nanoparticles in Spectroscopic Biosensing: innovation in Label Free Detection

Chandrababu Rejeeth and Shagun Chaudhary

Analytical Letters, 2026, 1
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Cascade Structured Plasmonic Liquid Crystal Biosensor for the Rapid Detection of Harmful Bacteria Dispersed in Potable Water

Maria Laura Sforza, Francesca Petronella, Daniela De Biase, Federica Zaccagnini, Seok‐In Lim, Usman Akhtar Butt, Antonio d'Alessandro, Nicholas P. Godman, Dean R. Evans, Michael McConney, Kwang‐Un Jeong and Luciano De Sio

Advanced Sensor Research, 2024, 3
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Bottom–Up Metasurfaces for Biotechnological Applications

Francesca Petronella, Federica Zaccagnini, Maria Laura Sforza, Vincenzo De Mei and Luciano De Sio

Advanced Science, 2025, 12
DOI: 10.1002/advs.202413679

Light‐Driven Self‐Oscillation of Thermoplasmonic Nanocolloids

Stefano A. Mezzasalma, Joscha Kruse, Stefan Merkens, Eneko Lopez, Andreas Seifert, Roberto Morandotti and Marek Grzelczak

Advanced Materials, 2023, 35
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Plasmonic Nanobiosensor for Detection of in Aqueous Samples

Musaddique Mahfuz Ahmed, Mitali Basak, Aman Paul, Debashreeta Singha, Swapnil Sinha and Dipankar Bandyopadhyay

IEEE Sens. Lett., 2024, 8, 1
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Investigation of Escherichia coli Capture and Detection Using Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation Monitoring: Comparative Assessment of Label-Free and Labeled Strategies

G. Daufouy, V. Fabre, C. Beddok, H. Durand, D. Destrieux-Eyvrard and T. Alava

Langmuir, 2026
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“Grafting-To” Covalent Binding of Plasmonic Nanoparticles onto Silica WGM Microresonators: Mechanically Robust Single-Molecule Sensors and Determination of Activation Energies from Single-Particle Events

Mariana P. Serrano, Sivaraman Subramanian, Catalina von Bilderling, Matías Rafti and Frank Vollmer

Sensors, 2023, 23, 3455
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Recent Advances in Supramolecular-Macrocycle-Based Nanomaterials in Cancer Treatment

Zheng Pan, Xinzhi Zhao, Qiushi Li, Zhanzhan Zhang and Yang Liu

Molecules, 2023, 28, 1241
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Nanostructured biosensing platforms for the detection of food- and water-borne pathogenic Escherichia coli

Qiang Zhou, Bharathi Natarajan and Palanisamy Kannan

Anal Bioanal Chem, 2023, 415, 3111
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“Super Sandwich” Assay Using Phenylboronic Acid for the Detection of E. coli Contamination: Methods for Application

Anna N. Berlina, Svetlana I. Kasatkina, Margarita O. Shleeva, Anatoly V. Zherdev and Boris B. Dzantiev

Microorganisms, 2025, 13, 2745
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Waterborne pathogens detection technologies: advances, challenges, and future perspectives

Yoong-Ling Oon, Yoong-Sin Oon, Muhammad Ayaz, Min Deng, Lu Li and Kang Song

Front. Microbiol., 2023, 14
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Pluronic® P-123 as a reductant and stabilizing agent for gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) combined with methylene blue for photodynamic and photothermal therapy

Thais Lazzarotto Braga, Pollyanna Cristina Vincenzi Conrado, Letícia Graziela Zavadzki Silva, Eduardo Victor Bergmann, Ana Claudia Pedrozo da Silva, Patrícia de Souza Bonfim de Mendonça, Jane Martha Graton Mikcha, Leandro S. Herculano, Luis Carlos Malacarne, Edvani Curt i Muniz, Camila Fabiano de Freitas and Wilker Caetano

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023, 383, 122111
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18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles (GNPs) for Plasmonic Photothermal Ablation of Cancer: A Review

Mariano Pontico, Miriam Conte, Francesca Petronella, Viviana Frantellizzi, Maria Silvia De Feo, Dario Di Luzio, Roberto Pani, Giuseppe De Vincentis and Luciano De Sio

Pharmaceutics, 2023, 15, 319
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Bacteriophage‐Activated DNAzyme Hydrogels Combined with Machine Learning Enable Point‐of‐Use Colorimetric Detection of Escherichia coli

Hannah Mann, Shadman Khan, Akansha Prasad, Fereshteh Bayat, Jimmy Gu, Kyle Jackson, Yingfu Li, Zeinab Hosseinidoust, Tohid F. Didar and Carlos D. M. Filipe

Advanced Materials, 2025, 37
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Plant Extract-Based Fabrication of Silver Nanoparticles and Their Effective Role in Antibacterial, Anticancer, and Water Treatment Applications

Umar Farooq, Ahmad Kaleem Qureshi, Hadia Noor, Muhammad Farhan, Mohammad Ehtisham Khan, Osama A. Hamed, Abdullateef H. Bashiri and Waleed Zakri

Plants, 2023, 12, 2337
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Investigations of Energy Conversion and Surface Effect for Laser-Illuminated Gold Nanorod Platforms

Piotr Radomski, Federica Zaccagnini, Paweł Ziółkowski, Francesca Petronella, Luciano De Sio, Aimad Koulali and Dariusz Mikielewicz

Energies, 2024, 17, 2587
DOI: 10.3390/en17112587