title: Nanoparticles for detection and diagnosis.
abstract: Nanoparticle based platforms for identification of chemical and biological agents offer substantial benefits to biomedical and environmental science. These platforms benefit from the availability of a wide variety of core materials as well as the unique physical and chemical properties of these nanoscale materials. This review surveys some of the emerging approaches in the field of nanoparticle based detection systems, highlighting the nanoparticle based screening methods for metal ions, proteins, nucleic acids, and biologically relevant small molecules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
authors.forename: Sarit S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Agasti
authors.forename: Subinoy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.forename: Myoung-Hwan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Chae Kyu
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Chang-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Vincent M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Rotello
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals / Q000032:analysis; D053758:Nanoparticles; D036103:Nanotechnology; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000032:analysis; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D009696:Nucleic Acids; D011506:Proteins