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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Thermotropic Liquid Crystal-Assisted Chemical and Biological Sensors.

Nicolai Popov, Lawrence W Honaker, Maia Popova, Nadezhda Usol'tseva, Elizabeth K Mann, Antal Jákli, Piotr Popov

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Nicolai PopovDepartment of Biology & Chemistry, Ivanovo State University, 153025 Ivanovo, Russia. nikpopov7@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-4540-6616
Lawrence W HonakerPhysics and Materials Science Research Unit, University of Luxembourg, L-1511 Luxembourg, Luxembourg. lawrence.honaker@uni.lu.
Maia PopovaDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA. popovam@miamioh.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0975-9534
Nadezhda Usol'tsevaNanomaterials Research Institute, Ivanovo State University, 153025 Ivanovo, Russia. nv_usoltseva@mail.ru.
Elizabeth K MannPhysics Department, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA. emann@kent.edu.
Antal JákliLiquid Crystal Institute, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242, USA. ajakli@kent.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8627-7606
Piotr PopovRavenWindow Inc., Denver, CO 80207, USA. ppopov@kent.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7181-1340

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this review article, we analyze recent progress in the application of liquid crystal-assisted advanced functional materials for sensing biological and chemical analytes. Multiple research groups demonstrate substantial interest in liquid crystal (LC) sensing platforms, generating an increasing number of scientific articles. We review trends in implementing LC sensing techniques and identify common problems related to the stability and reliability of the sensing materials as well as to experimental set-ups. Finally, we suggest possible means of bridging scientific findings to viable and attractive LC sensor platforms.

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antibodiesaptamerschemically functionalized interfacesDNALC sensor numerical simulationslipidsliquid crystal sensorlyotropic LCsoptical biosensorspecific sensingsurfactantsthermotropic LCs

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PMID29295530
PMCPMC5793518

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