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Silver Nanoclusters with Broad Spectrum Antibacterial Properties
ACS Omega 2025, asap doi: 10.1021/acsomega.5c00163 2025
A Computational and Experimental Study of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as Antimicrobial Agents Against Neisseria gonorrhoeae
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2025, 17(14), 20628-20646
Reversible Modulation of Plasmonic Coupling of Gold Nanoparticles Confined within Swellable Polymer Colloidal Spheres
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63(35):e202408020
Surfactin Conjugated Silver Nanoparticles as an Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Agent against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15 (37), 43321-43331
Single-cell RNA-sequence analysis of human bone marrow reveals new targets for isolation of skeletal stem cells using spherical nucleic acids
J. Tissue Eng. 2023, 14, 1-21
Optical Mie Scattering by DNA-Assembled Three-Dimensional Gold Nanoparticle Superlattice Crystals
ACS Appl. Opt. Mater. 2023, 1(1), 69-77
A SARS-Cov-2 sensor based on upconversion nanoparticles and graphene oxide
RSC Adv. 2022, 12(29), 18445-18449
Nanoparticle-Induced Property Changes in Nematic Liquid Crystals
Nanomater. 2022, 12(3), 341
An investigation into the resistance of spherical nucleic acids against DNA enzymatic degradation
Bioconjug. Chem. 2022, 33(1) 219–225
Chemically modified nucleic acids and DNA intercalators as tools for nanoparticle assembly
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2021, 50 (23), 13410-13440
A method for the growth of uniform silica shells on different size and morphology upconversion nanoparticles
Nanoscale Adv. 2021, 3 (12), 3522-3529
DNA Gold Nanoparticle Motors Demonstrate Processive Motion with Bursts of Speed Up to 50 nm Per Second
ACS Nano 2021, 15 (5), 8427–8438
Exciton effects in perovskite nanocrystals
J. Phys. Photonics, 2021,3(2),021002
Enrichment of Skeletal Stem Cells from Human Bone Marrow Using Spherical Nucleic Acids
ACS Nano 2021, 15 (4), 6909-6916
A DNA Sensor Based on Upconversion Nanoparticles and Two-Dimensional Dichalcogenide Materials
Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. 2021, 15(4), 935-943
Nanoparticles-assisted delivery of antiviral-siRNA as inhalable treatment for human respiratory viruses: A candidate approach against SARS-COV-2
Nano Sel. 2020, 1(6), 612-621
Bactericidal Effect of 5-Mercapto-2-nitrobenzoic Acid-Coated Silver Nanoclusters against Multidrug-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2020, 12(25), 27994–28003
Light-Induced Reversible DNA Ligation of Gold Nanoparticle Superlattices
ACS Nano 2019, 13(5),5771-5777
The Role of Ligands in the Chemical Synthesis and Applications of Inorganic Nanoparticles
Chem. Rev. 2019,119(8),4819-4880
DNA-Coated Gold Nanoparticles for the Detection of mRNA in Live Hydra Vulgaris Animals
Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019,11(15),13905-13911
Biosurfactant coated silver and iron oxide nanoparticles with enhanced anti-biofilm and anti-adhesive properties
J. Hazard. Mater. 2019, 364, 441-448
Anion exchange in inorganic perovskite nanocrystal polymer composites
Chem. Sci. 2018, 9 (42), 8121-8126
In-Depth Analysis of Excitation Dynamics in Dye-Sensitized Upconversion Core and Core/Active Shell Nanoparticles
J. Phys. Chem. C 2018, 122(31) 18177-18184
Colloidal Synthesis of CsX Nanocrystals (X= Cl, Br, I)
Nanomater. 2018,8,506
Graphene Oxide–Upconversion Nanoparticle Based Portable Sensors for Assessing Nutritional Deficiencies in Crops
ACS Nano, 2018, 12 (6), pp 6273–6279
Multiplexed mRNA Sensing and Combinatorial-Targeted Drug Delivery Using DNA-Gold Nanoparticle Dimers
ACS Nano, 2018, 12 (4), 3333–3340
Cells on hierarchically-structured platforms hosting functionalized nanoparticles
Biomater. Sci., 2018, 6, 1469-1479
Sensing of Vimentin mRNA in 2D and 3D Models of Wounded Skin Using DNA-Coated Gold Nanoparticles
Small, 2018, 14(12), 1703489
Spectroscopic and Hydrodynamic Characterisation of DNA-Linked Gold Nanoparticle Dimers in Solution using Two-Photon Photoluminescence
ChemPhysChem 2018, 19(7), 827-836
Potentiating angiogenesis arrest in vivo via laser irradiation of peptide functionalised gold nanoparticles
J. Nanobiotechol.2017, 15:85, 1-8
The sedimentation of Colloidal Nanoparticles in Solution and Its Study Using Quantitative Digital Photography
Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 2017, 34(10), 1700095
Giant Bandgap Renormalization and Exciton-Phonon Scattering in Perovskite Nanocrystals
Adv. Opt. Mater. 2017, 5 (17), 1700231
Graphene oxide-upconversion nanoparticle based optical sensors for targeted detection of mRNA biomarkers present in Alzheimer’s disease and prostate cancer
ACS Sens. 2017, 2017, 2 (1), 52-56
Selective killing of cells triggered by their mRNA signature in the presence of smart nanoparticles
Nanoscale 2016,8 (38), 16857-16861
Polymer-Enhanced Stability of Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystals and their Application in Color Conversion LEDs
ACS Appl.Mater.Interfaces 2016, 8 (30), 19579–19586
Manganese doped-iron oxide nanoparticle clusters and their potential as agents for magnetic resonance imaging and hyperthermia
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2016 18 (25), 16848-16855
Peptide-coated gold nanoparticles for modulation of angiogenesis in vivo
Int. J. Nanomedicine 2016,11,2633-2639
The adsorbed state of a thiol on palladium nanoparticles
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2016, 18 (26), 17265-17271
Fast Assembly of gold nanoparticles in large-area 2d nanogrids using a one step, near infrared radiation assisted evaporation process
ACS Nano 2016,10 (2), 2232-2242
Plasmonic Backscattering Effect in High-Efficient Organic Photovoltaic Devices
Adv. Energ. Mater. 2016, 6 (2), 1501640
Programming the assembly of gold nanoparticles on graphene oxide sheets using DNA
J. Mater. Chem. C 2015,3,9379-9384
Reversible Ligation of Programmed DNA-Gold Nanoparticle Assemblies
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137 (29), 9242-9245
Plasmonic Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells: The Role of Nanoparticle Ligand Coating
ACS Photonics 2015, 2 (6), 714-723
Nanoparticles for inhibition of in vitro tumour angiogenesis: Synergistic actions of ligand function and laser irradiation
Biomater. Sci. 2015, 3, 733-74
Highly Sensitive DNA Sensor based on upconversion nanoparticles and graphene oxide
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7 (23), 12422-12429
Interactions of Skin with Gold Nanoparticles of Different Surface Charge, Shape and Functionality
Small 2015, 11 (6), 713-721
Elastic constants, Viscocity and Response Time in Nematic Liquid Crystals Doped with Ferroelectric Nanoparticles
RSC Adv. 2014, 4, 46068-46074
Assembly of quantum dots on peptide nanostructures and their spectroscopic properties
Appl. Phys. A, 2014, 116 (3), 977-985
Interaction of stable colloidal nanoparticles and cellular membranes
Biotechnol.Adv. 2014, 2014, 32, 679-692
Gold Nanoparticles and Fluorescently-Labelled DNA as a Platform for Biological Sensing
Nanoscale 2013,5 (20), 9503–9510
Copper-free Click Chemistry as an Emerging Tool for the Programmed Ligation of DNA-functionalised Gold Nanoparticles
Nanoscale 2013, 5 (16), 7209-7212
Manipulation of In Vitro Angiogenesis Using Peptide-Coated Gold Nanoparticles
ACS Nano 2013, 7 (6), pp 5628–5636
Porosity-moderated ultrafast electron transport in Au nanowire networks
Appl. Phys. A 2013, 111 (3), 711-717
Colloidal Branched Semiconductor Nanocrystals: State of the Art and Perspectives
Acc. Chem. Res. 2013, 46 (7), 1387–1396
Directed organization of gold nanoparticles in polymer coatings through infrared-assisted evaporative lithography
Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 4253-4255
Hyperspectral darkfield microscopy of single holow gold nanoparticles for biomedical applications
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2013, 15, 4163-4168
Exocytosis of peptide functionalized gold nanoparticles in endothelial cells
Nanoscale 2012, 4 (15), 4470 - 4472
Spatial Modulation Microscopy for Real-Time Imaging of Plasmonic Nanoparticles and Cells
Opt. Lett. 2012, 37, (15), 3015–3017
High Optical Nonlinearity of Nematic Liquid Crystals Doped with Gold Nanoparticles
J. Phys. Chem. C 2012, 116 (23) 12934-12939
Formation and Plasmonic Response of Self-Assembled Layers of Colloidal Gold Nanorods and Branched Gold Nanoparticles
Langmuir 2012, 28 (24), 8874–8880
Interactions of Human Endothelial Cells with Gold Nanoparticles of Different Morphologies
Small 2012, 8(1), 122-130
Preparation of Peptide Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles Using One Pot EDC/sulfo-NHS Coupling
Langmuir 2011, 27 (16), 10119–10123
Chemically-induced self-assembly of spherical and anisotropic inorganic nanocrystals
J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21 (42), 16694-16703
Laser-Induced Damage and Recovery of Plasmonically Targeted Human Endothelial Cells
Nano Lett., 2011, 11 (3), 1358–1363
Receptor-Mediated Interactions between Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles and Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells
Small, 2011, 7, No. 3, 388–394
Ligand-mediated self-assembly of polymer-enveloped gold nanoparticle chains and networks
ChemComm 2010, (46), 7602-7604
Controlling the three-dimensional morphology of nanocrystals
CrystEngComm 2010, (12), 4312-4316
Programmed Assembly of Peptide-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles on DNA Templates
Langmuir 2010, 26 (17),13760–13762
Enzymatic Activity of Lipase-Nanoparticle Conjugates and the Digestion of Lipid Liquid Crystalline Assemblies
Langmuir 2010, 26 (16),13590-13599
Diacetylene-Containing Ligand As a New Capping Agent for the Preparation of Water-Soluble Colloidal Nanoparticles of Remarkable Stability
Langmuir 2010, 26 (10), 7072–7077
TiO₂ nanoparticles as a soft X-ray molecular probe
ChemComm 2008, (21), 2471-2473
Shaping Supramolecular Nanofibers with Nanoparticles Forming Complementary Hydrogen Bonds
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2008, 47 (10), 1861-1865
Site-Specific Ligation of DNA-Modified Gold Nanoparticles Activated by the Restriction Enzyme StyI
Small 2007, 3 (1), 67-70
Enzymatic Disassembly of DNA–Gold Nanostructures
Small 2007, 3 (4), 590-594
Hybrid Solar Cells with Prescribed Nanoscale Morphologies Based on Hyperbranched Semiconductor Nanocrystals
Nano Lett. 2007, 7 (2), 409-414
Controlled Synthesis of Hyperbranched Inorganic Nanocrystals with Rich Three-Dimensional Structures
Nano Lett. 2005, 5 (11), 2164-2167
Enzymatic DNA processing on gold nanoparticles
J. Mater. Chem., 2004, 14 (4), 578-580
Towards Multistep Nanostructure Synthesis: Programmed Enzymatic Self-Assembly of DNA/ Gold Systems
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2003, 42 (2), 191-194
Thioalkylated tetraethylene glycol: a new ligand for water soluble monolayer protected gold clusters
Chem. Comm. 2002, 20, 2294-2295
Conference Proceedings, Editorials and Books
Interaction of DNA and Peptide-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles with Biological Systems
World Scientific Reference on Plasmonic Nanomaterials: Principles, Design and Bio-applications: Volume 4: Nanoparticle-Cell Interactions, 2022, 135-180
Silver nanoclusters as antimicrobial agents against a range of antimicrobial resistant pathogens
Proc. SPIE, 12859, Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications 2024 XIX, doi: 10.1117/12.3001507
Detection of viral oligonucleotides using nanoparticles
Proc. SPIE, 12395, Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XVII 2023 1239504. doi: 10.1117/12.2647376
Engineering functional nanoparticles for delivery in cells
Proc. SPIE,11255 , Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XIV; 2020, 112550K doi: 10.1117/12.2538470
High intensity photodegradation of lead halide perovskite nanocrystals
Proc. SPIE, 11302, Light-Emitting Devices, Materials, and Applications XXIV; 2020,1130208 doi: 10.1117/12.2544170
Resonant energy transfer properties of perovskite nanocrystals
Proc. SPIE, 11291, Quantum Dots, Nanostructures, and Quantum Materials: Growth, Characterization, and Modeling XIV; 2020,112910H doi: 10.1117/12.2544187
Optical response of gold and upconversion nanoparticles assembled via DNA interaction
Proc. SPIE, 10892, Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XIV; 2019,108920A doi: 10.1117/12.2504970
DNA-Gold nanoparticles designed for mRNA sensing in cells: imaging of the gold nanoparticles using two photon photoluminescence spectroscopy
Proc. SPIE, 10892, Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XIV; 2019,108920A doi: 10.1117/12.2502724
Investigating the stability of DNA-coated gold nanoparticles
Proc. SPIE, 10507, Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XIII; 2018, 105070A doi:10.1117/12.2285833
Interactions of DNA coated upconversion nanoparticles with 2D materials
Proc. SPIE, 10507, Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XIII; 2018, 105070U doi: 10.1117/12.2282413
How can nanodelivery stystems selectively kill cancerous cells?
Ther. Deliv., 2017, 8, 171-173 (Editorial)
Effects of biomolecules on the electrokinetics of colloidal nanoparticles in liquid suspension
Proc. SPIE 10078, Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XII; 2017, 100780T doi: 10.1117/12.2252470.
Functionalized Nanoparticles and Applications
Proc. SPIE 10078, Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XII; 2017, 100780P doi:10.1117/12.2245441.
Nanoparticles in Sensing
Proc. SPIE 9722, Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XI, 2016, 97220H doi:10.1117/12.2206108
Programming Nanoparticle Assembly
Proc. SPIE 9338, Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications X, 2015, 93380D doi:10.1117/12.2075804
Thin film mesoscale organization of nanoparticles using biomolecular peptide tools
Proc. SPIE 8955, Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications IX, 2014, 89551W doi:10.1117/12.2048292
Interactions of gold nanoparticles with biological structures
Proc. SPIE 8955, Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications IX, 2014, 89550P doi:10.1117/12.2036326
Nanoparticulate drugs for the manipulation of angiogenesis
Ther. Deliv. 2013, 4(10), 1217-1219 (Editorial)
Single-nanoparticle detection and spectroscopy in cells using a hyperspectral darkfield imaging technique
Proc. SPIE 8595, Colloidal Nanocrystals for Biomedical Applications VIII, 2013, 859501 doi: 10.1117/12.981941
Functional Nanoparticles in Cells
Proc. SPIE 8232, Colloidal Nanocrystals for Biomedical Applications VII, 2012, 823202 doi:10.1117/12.905082
Gold nanoparticles in biomedical applications
Proc. SPIE 7909, Colloidal Quantum Dots/Nanocrystals for Biomedical Applications VI, 2011, 79090J doi: 10.1117/12.871602
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