A rapid and efficient detection method to detect the total starch in tobacco leaves using smartphone-based anthrone-sulfuric acid colorimetry is established under the framework of the low-cost, ...

Detecting single molecules, which represents the ultimate level of sensitivity, is typically achieved with research-grade equipment. Here we present a low-cost, portable smartphone-based fluorescence ...

MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNA molecules that regulate gene expression. Aberrant expression of specific microRNAs is closely linked to cancer initiation and progression. In particular, miRNA-21 is ...

Recently, the team of Professor Jiang Changlong from Institute of Solid State Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has recently developed an innovative ...