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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Recent Developments in Plasmonic Nanostructures for Metal Enhanced Fluorescence-Based Biosensing.

Mohsin Ali Badshah, Na Yoon Koh, Abdul Wasy Zia, Naseem Abbas, Zahra Zahra, Muhammad Wajid Saleem

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Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Mohsin Ali BadshahDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2863-6559
Na Yoon KohPlamica Labs, Batten Hall, 125 Western Ave, Allston, MA 02163, USA.
Abdul Wasy ZiaInstitute of Structural Health Management, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3748-4446
Naseem AbbasSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-1340-1615
Zahra ZahraDepartment of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA.
Muhammad Wajid SaleemDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore 54890, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-3163-6410

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF) is a unique phenomenon of surface plasmons, where light interacts with the metallic nanostructures and produces electromagnetic fields to enhance the sensitivity of fluorescence-based detection. In particular, this enhancement in sensing capacity is of importance to many research areas, including medical diagnostics, forensic science, and biotechnology. The article covers the basic mechanism of MEF and recent developments in plasmonic nanostructures fabrication for efficient fluorescence signal enhancement that are critically reviewed. The implications of current fluorescence-based technologies for biosensors are summarized, which are in practice to detect different analytes relevant to food control, medical diagnostics, and forensic science. Furthermore, characteristics of existing fabrication methods have been compared on the basis of their resolution, design flexibility, and throughput. The future projections emphasize exploring the potential of non-conventional materials and hybrid fabrication techniques to further enhance the sensitivity of MEF-based biosensors.

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biosensorslocalized surface plasmon resonancelow-dimensional materialsmetal-enhanced fluorescencemetallic nanostructuresnanofabricationplasmonic nanostructures

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PMID32899375
PMCPMC7558009

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