Issue 19, 2018

Energy transfer-based biodetection using optical nanomaterials

Abstract

Energy transfer-based biosensing is one of the most effective methods for fast and accurate biodetection. By designing appropriate energy transfer pairs as optical probes, a large diversity of analytes, ranging from small molecules to viruses, can be detected with high sensitivity and selectivity. Particularly, the development of optical nanoprobes has greatly improved the capability of energy transfer-based biosensing systems. By controlling the composition and structure of nanomaterials, both their optical characteristics and energy transfer pathways can be rationally manipulated, thereby enabling novel sensing processes. In this article, we focus on various nanomaterials as components of energy transfer probes, and review recent advances in biodetection using optical nanoprobes in different biological settings.

Graphical abstract: Energy transfer-based biodetection using optical nanomaterials

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
06 Mar 2018
Accepted
11 Apr 2018
First published
11 Apr 2018

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2018,6, 2924-2944

Energy transfer-based biodetection using optical nanomaterials

B. Chen, Q. Su, W. Kong, Y. Wang, P. Shi and F. Wang, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2018, 6, 2924 DOI: 10.1039/C8TB00614H

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