The development of optical fibers with suspended cores has enabled the demonstration of a
range of powerful new techniques for chemical and biological sensing. Here the fabrication, …

The first microstructured optical fiber-based sensor platform for aluminum ions using a
surface-attached derivative of lumogallion (3), a known fluorescence-based indicator, has been …

The identification of a proper lead compound for fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) is a
critical step in the process of developing novel therapeutics against type-2 diabetes. Herein, …

The first nanoliter-scale regenerable ion sensor based on a microstructured optical fibre (MOF)
is reported. The air holes of the MOF are functionalized with a monoazacrown bearing …

The first selective, dual sensor for Ca 2+ and Cd 2+ capable of detection at 100 pM
concentrations was designed and synthesized. The experimental observations made for the MC-…

Natural products often contain unusual scaffold structures that may be elaborated by
combinatorial methods to develop new drug-like molecules. Visual inspection of more than 128 …

The detection of hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ) using fluorescent probes is critical to the
study of oxidative stress in biological environments. Two important sensing architectures for …

Sensing platforms that allow rapid and efficient detection of metal ions would have applications
in disease diagnosis and study, as well as environmental sensing. Here, we report the …

We present a new class of inhibitors of pancreatic cholesterol esterase (CEase) based on ‘priviledged’
5-benzylidenerhodanine and 5-benzylidene-2,4-thiazolidinedione structural …

In this review, we examine recent developments in the field of chemical and biological sensing
utilizing suspended‐core, exposed‐core, and hollow‐core microstructured optical fibers. …