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India's Ricky Kej Wins 3rd Grammy!

While Harry Styles got emotional when he took home the Album Of The Year award for Harry's House, Adele could not hold back her tears even though her boyfriend Rich Paul had told her not to cry if she won.




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Make Your Oscar Predictions!

Here's a look at the expert predictions. Do send in your predictions too!




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Captain America Chris Evans Weds

The wedding was attended by several of the couple's friends including Chris Hemsworth (who plays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe) and his wife Elsa Pataky, Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man in the MCU) and Susan Downey, Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye in the MCU), John Krasinski and his wife Emily Blunt.




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Oscar Nominations: A Quick Glance

The nominations for the 96th annual Academy Awards have been announced.




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Amy Jackson-Ed Westwick Attend BAFTA

The 2024 British Academy of Film and Television Awards (BAFTA) were held at the Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre, London, and saw its share of the good and the bad.




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Cillian Murphy Dedicates His Oscar To...

Accepting his Best Actor Oscar for the biopic Oppenheimer, Irish actor Cillian Murphy gave a shout-out to his homeland, saying, 'I'm a very proud Irishman standing here tonight.'




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The Oscars Are Not Always Predictable

In the biggest surprise of the night, Emma Stone grabbed the Best Actress trophy for the complex portrayal of a Frankenstein-like character Bella, in Yargos Lanthimos' electrifying and most original film Poor Things. Aseem Chhabra recaps the 96th Annual Academy Awards.




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It's 30 Years of Pulp Fiction!

The cult film celebrated his landmark on April 18 with a special screening in Los Angeles.




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The Voice of Darth Vader Dies

Legendary actor James Earl Jones, who voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars, passed away at his home in Dutchess County, New York. He was 93.




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Elizabeth Debicki Gets Her First Emmy

The Australian actress took home her first-ever Emmy trophy, winning Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Princess Diana in The Crown.




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Integration of paper-based analytical devices with digital microfluidics for colorimetric detection of creatinine

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00688G, Paper
Larissa G. Velasco, Danielly S. Rocha, Richard P. S. de Campos, Wendell K. T. Coltro
Digital microfluidics (DMF) is a platform that allows the automated manipulation of individual droplets, ranging from nanoliters to microliters, and coupling sensing techniques can be facilitated by paper-based devices (PAD).
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Towards the rational design of N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-1,4-benzenediamine (6PPD) electrochemical sensor

Analyst, 2024, 149,5165-5173
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00973H, Paper
Emily Dominique, Christophe Renault
The strong adsorption of 6PPD onto glassy carbon and its reversible two electron oxidation enables simple and sensitive electrochemical detection with an LOD of 10 nM.
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering enhancement using a hybrid gold nanoparticles@carbon nanodot substrate for herbicide detection

Analyst, 2024, 149,5277-5286
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00649F, Paper
Open Access
Naghmeh Aboualigaledari, Anitha Jayapalan, Panesun Tukur, Mengxin Liu, Frank Tukur, Yanling Zhang, Gerald Ducatte, Madan Verma, Janet Tarus, Simona E. Hunyadi Murph, Jianjun Wei
Hybrid nanoparticles composed of gold nanoparticles and carbon nanodots provide great signal amplification in SERS detection of herbicide molecules.
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Rapid quantification of disaccharide isomers by derivatization in combination with ion mobility spectrometry in beer and milk

Analyst, 2024, 149,5298-5305
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00995A, Paper
Keqi Ye, Jiacheng Ye, Yinghua Yan, Chuan-Fan Ding
This work introduces rapid quantification of disaccharide isomers by derivatization in combination with ion mobility spectrometry in beer and milk.
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Revealing the heterogeneous catalytic kinetics of PtRu nanocatalysts at the single particle level

Analyst, 2024, 149,5184-5190
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01017E, Paper
Open Access
Bowei Zhang, Dezheng Zhang, Jinpeng Bao, Ce Han, Ping Song, Weilin Xu
The difference in kinetic information among PtRu bimetallic nanocatalysts, Pt and Ru monometallic nanocatalysts is revealed by the single-molecule fluorescence technique.
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A cerium-doped tungsten trioxide-functionalized sensing platform for photoelectrochemical detection of ascorbic acid with high sensitivity

Analyst, 2024, 149,5206-5212
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01165A, Paper
Xueying Zhu, Tikai Liang, Dianping Tang
A highly efficient photoelectrochemical (PEC) strategy was proposed for the determination of ascorbic acid (AA).
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An ultra-sensitive ammonia sensor based on a quartz crystal microbalance using nanofibers overlaid with carboxylic group-functionalized MWCNTs

Analyst, 2024, 149,5191-5205
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01061B, Paper
Ahmad Hasan As'ari, Rizky Aflaha, Laila Katriani, Ahmad Kusumaatmaja, Iman Santoso, Rike Yudianti, Kuwat Triyana
Utilizing the specific interaction between carboxylic groups and ammonia gas has led to the development of an ultra-sensitive ammonia sensor based on a quartz crystal microbalance using nanofibers overlaid with carboxylic group-functionalized MWCNTs.
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Reference-free quantitative mass spectrometry in the presence of nonlinear distortion caused by in situ chemical reactions among constituents

Analyst, 2024, 149,5320-5328
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00961D, Paper
Yusuke Hibi
Nonlinear reference-free analysis in pyrolysis-MS enables accurate compositional analysis even in reactive and interactive systems.
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Detection of several volatile organic compounds through Ar+ induced chemical ionisation using inductively coupled plasma-tandem mass spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS)

Analyst, 2024, 149,5174-5183
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00996G, Paper
Takafumi Hirata, Kyoko Kobayashi, Hui Hsin Khoo, Osamu Shikino, Hisashi Asanuma
A new analytical technique for detection of organic compounds using inductively coupled plasma-tandem mass spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS) is described.
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Utilizing solid-state nanopore sensing for high-efficiency and precise targeted localization in antiviral drug development

Analyst, 2024, 149,5313-5319
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00946K, Paper
Wei Xu, Lichun Zou, Haiyan Wang, Changhui Xu, Qinyang Fan, Jingjie Sha
The efficient identification and validation of drug targets are paramount in drug discovery and development.
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Current trends in electrochemical approaches for liver biomarker detection: a mini-review

Analyst, 2024, 149,5156-5164
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01109K, Minireview
Open Access
Derya Yaman, Melanie Jimenez, Sofia Ferreira Gonzalez, Damion Corrigan
Electrochemical detection of liver biomarkers, including aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), bilirubin, gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and albumin, all with vital physiological functions.
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Automatic detection of fluorescent droplets for droplet digital PCR: a device capable of processing multiple microscope images

Analyst, 2024, 149,5213-5224
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01028K, Paper
Kaihao Mao, Ye Tao, Wenshang Guo, Qisheng Yang, Meiying Zhao, Xiangyu Meng, Yinghao Zhang, Yukun Ren
An automated microscope image detection device (A-MMD) is designed to detect fluorescent droplets in droplet digital PCR images captured by multiple microscopes.
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Storing liquid chromatographic separations on surface energy traps: decoupling the LC and the mass spectrometer

Analyst, 2024, 149,5336-5343
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00828F, Paper
Timothy T. Salomons, David Simon, Richard Oleschuk
A micro-fractionation device to archive liquid chromatographic separations on an array of surface energy traps.
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Alterations of the chemical profile of cholesterol in cancer tissue as traced with ToF-SIMS

Analyst, 2024, 149,5344-5352
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01050G, Paper
Open Access
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Auraya Manaprasertsak, Julhash U. Kazi, Catharina Hagerling, Kenneth J. Pienta, Per Malmberg, Emma U. Hammarlund
This study uses Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) to analyze cholesterol alterations in cancer tissue, revealing changes in fragmentation and isotopes that suggest potential diagnostic vulnerabilities.
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Microfluidic methods for the diagnosis of acute respiratory tract infections

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00957F, Tutorial Review
Open Access
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Kan-Zhi Liu, Ganghong Tian, Alex C.-T. Ko, Matthias Geissler, Lidija Malic, Byeong-Ui Moon, Liviu Clime, Teodor Veres
We review emerging methods for the detection of acute respiratory tract infections using microfluidic technologies.
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy with single cell manipulation by microfluidic dielectrophoresis

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00983E, Paper
Kwanhwi Ko, Hajun Yoo, Sangheon Han, Won Seok Chang, Donghyun Kim
The combination of dielectrophoresis and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy provides an effective method for analyzing the Raman characteristics and the dielectrophoretic behavior of polystyrene beads and U-87MG cells in a microfluidic environment.
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The development of a method to produce diagnostic reagents using LaNiO3 nanospheres and their application in nanozyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the colorimetric screening of C-reactive protein with high sensitivity

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01160K, Paper
Maria Nikitina, Pavel Khramtsov, Stepan Devyatov, Rishat Valeev, Marina Eryomina, Andrey Chukavin, Mikhail Rayev
LaNiO3 nanosphere-based NLISA has been demonstrated for the first time. The assay enables the CRP effective detection with high sensitivity.
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Ti-based MOF nanosheets as a mass spectrometry imaging matrix for low molecular weight compounds to reveal the spatiotemporal content changes of hepatotoxic components during the processing of Polygonum multiflorum

Analyst, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00964A, Paper
Feng-yan Kuang, De-jun Hu, Lu Wang, Fei Chen, Guang-ping Lv
The selection of the matrix is crucial for matrix assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry imaging (MALDI-MSI).
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Phenoxy-1,2-dioxetane-Based Activatable Chemiluminescent Probes: Tuning of Photophysical Properties for Tracing Enzymatic Activities in Living Cells

Analyst, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01082E, Critical Review
Open Access
Jagpreet Singh Sidhu, Gurjot Kaur, Atharva Rajesh Chavan, Mandeep Chahal, Rajeev Taliyan
The use of chemiluminophores for tracing enzymatic activities in live-cell imaging has gained significant attention, making them valuable tools for diagnostic applications. Among various chemiluminophores, the phenoxy-1,2-dioxetane scaffold exhibits significant...
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In situ study of the interactions between metal surfaces and cationic surfactant corrosion inhibitors by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy coupled with visible spectroscopy

Analyst, 2024, 149,5372-5380
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00861H, Paper
Open Access
Felix Frank, Daniela Tomasetig, Peter Nahringbauer, Wolfgang Ipsmiller, Gerd Mauschitz, Karin Wieland, Bernhard Lendl
Coupling Raman and VIS spectroscopy enables the study of AgNP aggregations induced by surfactants.
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Advancing triage of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia subtypes diagnosis: label-free Raman spectroscopy for precise single-cell phenotyping and subtype classification

Analyst, 2024, 149,5443-5454
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00956H, Paper
Patrycja Leszczenko, Anna M. Nowakowska, Patrycja Dawiec, Karolina Czuja, Justyna Jakubowska, Marta Zabczynska, Agata Pastorczak, Kinga Ostrowska, Szymon Tott, Wojciech Mlynarski, Malgorzata Baranska, Katarzyna Majzner
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a complex disease in pediatric oncology, necessitating accurate diagnostic strategies for effective treatment planning.
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Advancing cerumen analysis: exploring innovative vibrational spectroscopy techniques with respect to their potential as new point-of-care diagnostic tools

Analyst, 2024, 149,5381-5393
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00868E, Paper
Open Access
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Edoardo Farnesi, Matteo Calvarese, Chen Liu, Carl Messerschmidt, MohammadSadegh Vafaeinezhad, Tobias Meyer-Zedler, Dana Cialla-May, Christoph Krafft, Jonas Ballmaier, Orlando Guntinas-Lichius, Michael Schmitt, Jürgen Popp
The study demonstrates the potential of advanced vibrational spectroscopy to reveal the complex molecular composition of cerumen, suggesting its promising application as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for identifying disease-related biomarkers.
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Electrochemical and imaging evaluations of electrochemically activated screen-printed gold electrodes

Analyst, 2024, 149,5401-5410
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00990H, Paper
Nor Dyana Zakaria, Ibrahim Luqman Salih, Hairul Hisham Hamzah, Turgut Sönmez, Muhamad Huzaifah Omar, Noorhashimah Mohamad Nor, Khairunisak Abdul Razak, Venugopal Balakrishnan
The graphic abstract displays the integration of the SPGE measurement system with an electrochemical cell-based 3D printing to evaluate the electrochemical behaviors and 3D images of both unactivated and activated SPGEs.
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Evaluating protocols for reproducible targeted metabolomics by NMR

Analyst, 2024, 149,5423-5432
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01015A, Paper
Darcy Cochran, Panteleimon G. Takis, James L. Alexander, Benjamin H. Mullish, Nick Powell, Julian R. Marchesi, Robert Powers
Evaluating how sample preparation methods and data analysis platforms impact measured metabolite concentrations underscores the need for a universal consensus in the followed approaches for metabolomics data analysis.
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Screen printed 3D microfluidic paper-based and modifier-free electroanalytical device for clozapine sensing

Analyst, 2024, 149,5411-5422
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01136H, Paper
Open Access
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Mohammad Hossein Ghanbari, Markus Biesalski, Oliver Friedrich, Bastian J. M. Etzold
Screen printing was employed for the first time to examine the effect of electrode size and arrangement on the performance of a microfluidic paper-based electroanalytical device for clozapine sensing.
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A nano-biosensing platform based on CuS-BSA for label-free fluorescence detection of Escherichia coli

Analyst, 2024, 149,5394-5400
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01060D, Paper
Xiaoqing Zhang, Shanglin Li, Mei Liu
A fluorescence biosensing strategy was developed based on CuS-BSA for sensitive and rapid detection of Escherichia coli.
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Effects of media composition and light exposure on the electrochemical current response during scanning electrochemical microscopy live cell imaging

Analyst, 2024, 149,5555-5562
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01075B, Paper
Nikita Thomas, Mengzhen Lyu, Jadon Khouv, Dhésmon Lima, Sabine Kuss
The cellular electrochemical current response is impacted by media composition and light exposure during scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM).
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Material-agnostic characterization of spatially offset Raman spectroscopy in turbid media via Monte Carlo simulations

Analyst, 2024, 149,5463-5475
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01044B, Paper
Zuriel Erikson Joven, Piyush Raj, Ishan Barman
Monte Carlo simulations of spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (SORS) produce widely-applicable, quantitative frameworks for optimizing and interpreting SORS experiments.
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Probing the role of ligation and exonuclease digestion towards non-specific amplification in bioanalytical RCA assays

Analyst, 2024, 149,5491-5503
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00866A, Paper
Vandana Kuttappan Nair, Chandrika Sharma, Shrawan Kumar, Mrittika Sengupta, Souradyuti Ghosh
Comprehensive quantitative analysis of various ligation and digestion conditions to identify and minimize non-specific amplification in RCA bioanalytical methods.
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Imaging specific proteins in living cells with small unnatural amino acid attached Raman reporters

Analyst, 2024, 149,5476-5481
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00758A, Paper
Erli Cai, Yage Chen, Jing Zhang, Haozheng Li, Yiran Li, Shuai Yan, Zhiyong He, Quan Yuan, Ping Wang
For living HeLa cells, we report a small and minimally-invasive Raman reporter (about 2 aa and <1 kDa), which can be site-specifically introduced into proteins by genetic codon expansion combined with tetrazine ligation.
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Designing a novel paper-based microfluidic disc for rapid and simultaneous determination of multiple nutrient salts in water

Analyst, 2024, 149,5563-5571
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01127A, Paper
Zhentao Sun, Youquan Zhao, Yameng Liu, Chen Chen, Hao Chen
A paper-based microfluidic disc is used for the rapid determination of various nutrients in water.
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A gold nanomaterial-integrated distance-based analytical device for uric acid quantification in human urine samples

Analyst, 2024, 149,5518-5526
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01139B, Paper
Tapparath Leelasattarathkul, Thithawat Trakoolwilaiwan, Kawin Khachornsakkul
A simple and low-cost distance-based paper analytical device (dPAD) was combined with gold nanomaterials for uric acid quantification.
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Acoustic levitation and manipulation of columns of droplets with integrated optical detection for parallelisation of reactions

Analyst, 2024, 149,5546-5554
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01096E, Paper
Open Access
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Ruchi Gupta, Nicholas J. Goddard
In this work, acoustically levitated droplets serve as wells of microtitre plates and are acoustically manipulated to perform chemical and biological reactions in a non-contact fashion.
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Liquid saliva-based Raman spectroscopy device with on-board machine learning detects COVID-19 infection in real-time

Analyst, 2024, 149,5535-5545
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN00729H, Paper
Open Access
Katherine J. I. Ember, Nassim Ksantini, Frédérick Dallaire, Guillaume Sheehy, Trang Tran, Mathieu Dehaes, Madeleine Durand, Dominique Trudel, Frédéric Leblond
Raman spectroscopy and machine learning is used in combination to detect COVID-19 positive saliva in liquid form.
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Electrochemical Sensing of Sodium ions present in Bovine Serum using 4-tert Butylcalix[4]arene as Receptor

Analyst, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4AN01297F, Paper
Adrian Ebenazer Paul, Gaurav Gaur, Abdullah Alswieleh, Jerry J. Wu, Sambandam Anandan
The concentration of sodium ions can cause severe imbalances (high pressure on blood vessels, swelling of the muscular tissues, and misfunctioning of the whole nervous system) to the system in...
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