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DNA fragmentation in complicated flow fields created by micro-funnel shapes

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Liquid crystal–aqueous interface renders selective detection of distinct mycobacterial cell envelope responses

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Utilizing an aqueous-liquid crystal interface to investigate membrane protein interactions and mutation effects of a pore-forming toxin

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α-Synuclein in Parkinson's disease and advances in detection

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Biosensors for α-synuclein detection: Towards an improved diagnosis of Parkinson's disease

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Enhanced detection of dopamine by constructing a liquid crystal-based sensing interface within a millifluidic chip

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Design strategies, current applications and future perspective of aptasensors for neurological disease biomarkers

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Liquid Crystal Materials for Biomedical Applications

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The Role of Liquid Crystal Elastomers in Pioneering Biological Applications

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Aquatic Functional Liquid Crystals: Design, Functionalization, and Molecular Simulation

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Liquid crystal-assisted optical biosensor for early-stage diagnosis of mammary glands using HER-2

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In pursuit of degenerative brain disease diagnosis: Dementia biomarkers detected by DNA aptamer-attached portable graphene biosensor

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Biosensors for Parkinson’s Disease: Where Are We Now, and Where Do We Need to Go?

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Environmentally Responsive Emulsions of Thermotropic Liquid Crystals with Exceptional Long-Term Stability and Enhanced Sensitivity to Aqueous Amphiphiles

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Langmuir, 2022, 38, 957
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Harnessing Liquid Crystal Sensors for High-Throughput Real-Time Detection of Structural Changes in Lysozyme during Refolding Processes

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Dual-probe sandwich for Lewy body detection on nano-composite modified dielectric surface to determine Parkinson's disease

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Applications of Microfluidics in Liquid Crystal-Based Biosensors

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Recent Development of Tunable Optical Devices Based on Liquid

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Unveiling the Cutting Edge: Recent Developments in α-Synuclein Nano-biosensor Technology for Precision Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease

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Self-Assembly of Peptide-Conjugated Forklike Mesogens at Aqueous/Liquid Crystalline Interfaces: Molecular Design for Ordering Transition Induced by Specific Binding of Biomolecules

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Advanced Functional Liquid Crystals

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Identifying fibril formation on interdigitated parallel microelectrodes for diagnosing Parkinson's disease

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Construction of aptamer-based liquid crystal-aqueous sensing interface for the sensitive detection of dopamine

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Biosensor approaches on the diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases: Sensing the past to the future

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Advancements in SELEX Technology for Aptamers and Emerging Applications in Therapeutics and Drug Delivery

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Pickering Emulsions of Thermotropic Liquid Crystals Stabilized by Amphiphilic Gold Nanoparticles

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Langmuir, 2024
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α-synuclein as a promising biomarker for developing diagnostic tools against neurodegenerative synucleionopathy disorders

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Overview of Liquid Crystal Biosensors: From Basic Theory to Advanced Applications

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Deep learning-enhanced image analysis for liquid crystal optical sensing

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Simple and Rapid Detection of Ibuprofen─A Typical Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products─by a Liquid Crystal Aptasensor

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Langmuir, 2022, 38, 282
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Nematic liquid crystal alignment based biosensor for plant pathogen detection

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Electrochemical biosensors in early detection of Parkinson disease

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