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A Reversible Nanolamp for Instantaneous Monitoring of Cyanide Based on an Elsner-Like Reaction

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Different Color Emissive Copper Nanoclusters for Cancer Cell Imaging

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Dumbbell DNA-templated CuNPs as a nano-fluorescent probe for detection of enzymes involved in ligase-mediated DNA repair

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Oligonucleotide-templated rapid formation of fluorescent gold nanoclusters and its application for Hg2+ ions sensing

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Fluorometric determination of the activity and inhibition of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase via in-situ formation of copper nanoclusters using enzymatically generated DNA as template

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Multifunctional Dumbbell-Shaped DNA-Templated Selective Formation of Fluorescent Silver Nanoclusters or Copper Nanoparticles for Sensitive Detection of Biomolecules

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Portable smartphone-integrated paper sensors for fluorescence detection of As(III) in groundwater

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Smart Composite Reagent Composed of Double-Stranded DNA-Templated Copper Nanoparticle and SYBR Green I for Hydrogen Peroxide Related Biosensing

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Poly(thymine)-Templated Copper Nanoparticles as a Fluorescent Indicator for Hydrogen Peroxide and Oxidase-Based Biosensing

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Detection of micrococcal nuclease for identifying Staphylococcus aureus based on DNA templated fluorescent copper nanoclusters

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