Themed collection Analyst Review Articles 2024
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New light-illuminated silk road: emerging silk fibroin-based optical biomedical sensors
Biomedical silk protein optics has become the subject of intensive research aimed at solving the challenges associated with traditional medical devices in terms of biocompatibility and performance balance.
Analyst, 2024,149, 4322-4342
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00665H
Impact electrochemistry for biosensing: advances and future directions
This minireview summarizes the recent advancements in impact electrochemistry-based biosensing over the past two to three years and provides insights into the future directions of this field.
Analyst, 2024,149, 2498-2506
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00170B
Advances in rapid point-of-care virus testing
The researchers detect viruses through various analyses based on three targets: nucleic acids, antigens, and antibodies.
Analyst, 2024,149, 2507-2525
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00238E
Advancements in the preparation technology of small molecule artificial antigens and their specific antibodies: a comprehensive review
Specific antibodies against small molecules typically require modification into haptens and coupling with carriers to synthesize artificial antigens. Image created with BioRender.com.
Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00501E
Recent advancements in physical and chemical MEMS sensors
This review classifies MEMS sensors (both physical and chemical) in terms of their targets and explains their fundamental principles and trends. It also introduces the parallelization of different types of sensors or sensing functions.
Analyst, 2024,149, 3498-3512
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00182F
Practical guidelines for the use of scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM)
A tutorial review on scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM), offering practical guidances on instrumentation, probe fabrication, substrate preparation, and troubleshooting, to equip researchers in the field.
Analyst, 2024,149, 2542-2555
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00117F
Recent progress of metal–organic framework-based nanozymes with oxidoreductase-like activity
The research progress of MOF-based nanozymes with oxidoreductase-like activity.
Analyst, 2024,149, 1416-1435
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3AN01995K
Fluorescent probes for neuroscience: imaging ex vivo brain tissue sections
Neurobiological research relies heavily on imaging techniques, such as fluorescence microscopy, to understand neurological function and disease processes.
Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00663A
An account on current status of Point-of-Care Lateral Flow Tests for Kidney Biomarker detection
Analyst, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00806E
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EXPAR for biosensing: recent developments and applications
Schematic illustration of EXPAR-based biosensing techniques.
Analyst, 2024,149, 4135-4157
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00609G
Multimodal biosensing systems based on metal nanoparticles
The multi-module biosensing applications based on metal nanoparticles in terms of sensing principle, sensitivity, and accuracy are summarized and visualized.
Analyst, 2024,149, 4116-4134
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00140K
Comprehensive review on fluorescent carbon dots and their applications in nucleic acid detection, nucleolus targeted imaging and gene delivery
A comprehensive review on the properties and versatile applications of fluorescent carbon dots in detecting nucleic acids, imaging nucleoli, and delivering genes.
Analyst, 2024,149, 4095-4115
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00630E
Recent advances in nanomaterial-based solid-contact ion-selective electrodes
This review summarizes progress made over the past five years in the development of solid-contact ion-selective electrodes (SC-ISEs) based on nanomaterials, and provides insights into the prospects for this field.
Analyst, 2024,149, 3694-3710
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00334A
Advances in uremic toxin detection and monitoring in the management of chronic kidney disease progression to end-stage renal disease
Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) rely on dialysis to remove toxins and stay alive.
Analyst, 2024,149, 2784-2795
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00057A
Deciphering biomolecular complexities: the indispensable role of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in modern bioanalytical research
Overview of recent studies on SERS for biomolecular complexities analysis.
Analyst, 2024,149, 2526-2541
https://doi.org/10.1039/D4AN00272E
Advances and prospects of analytic methods for bacterial transglycosylation and inhibitor discovery
We discuss recent analytic methods for assessing the function of bacterial transglycosylase (TGase), the first enzyme in peptidoglycan elongation, from the 1990s and present the discovery of TGase inhibitors as potential antibacterial agents.
Analyst, 2024,149, 2204-2222
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3AN01968C
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Separation and purification of fluorescent carbon dots – an unmet challenge
Different purification techniques for carbon dots.
Analyst, 2024,149, 1680-1700
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3AN02134C
Cas-based bacterial detection: recent advances and perspectives
Rapid and sensitive detection of pathogens. CRISPR/Cas has strong potential and application prospects in the field of bacterial detection.
Analyst, 2024,149, 1398-1415
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3AN02120C
Recent advances of nanopore technique in single cell analysis
Overview of nanopores for single cell detection.
Analyst, 2024,149, 1350-1363
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3AN01973J
Design and application of dual-emission metal–organic framework-based ratiometric fluorescence sensors
This review introduces the recent advances in dual-emission MOF-based ratiometric fluorescence sensors for various targets such as pH, temperature, ions, biomarkers, etc., over the last 5 years.
Analyst, 2024,149, 1381-1397
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3AN02187D
Recent advances in biological molecule detection based on a three-dimensional graphene structure
This review summarizes the recent advances in three-dimensional graphene structures, including preparation methods and their detection application in the biomedical field.
Analyst, 2024,149, 1364-1380
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3AN01932B
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This themed collection features recent review articles published in Analyst.