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  1. On-Site Analytical Tool Based on Crude Oil Fluorescence and Chemometrics for the Rapid Determination of the Nature and Essential Properties of Oil Spills

    Article • ACS ES&T Water, February 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  2. Luminescence Lifetime-Based Sensing Platform Based on Cyclometalated Iridium(III) Complexes for the Detection of Perfluorooctanoic Acid in Aqueous Samples

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, January 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  3. Antibiotic entrapment in antibacterial micelles as a novel strategy for the delivery of challenging antibiotics from silica nanoparticles

    Article • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Knut Rurack

  4. Polymerizable BODIPY probe crosslinker for the molecularly imprinted polymer-based detection of organic carboxylates via fluorescence

    Article • Materials Advances, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Knut Rurack

  5. Fluorescent Hydrophobic Test Strips with Sterically Integrated Molecular Rotors for the Detection of Hydrocarbons in Water and Soil with an Embedded Optical Read-Out

    Article • Energy & Fuels, July 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  6. Colorectal Cancer Cell Spheroids Co-Cultured with Molecularly Imprinted Fluorescent Particles Targeting Sialic Acid Show Preserved Cell Viability

    Article • Applied Sciences, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Knut Rurack

  7. Combining a hybrid chip and tube microfluidic system with fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) core–shell particles for the derivatisation, extraction, and detection of peptides with N-terminating phosphorylated tyrosine

    Article • Lab on a Chip, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Knut Rurack

  8. Towards molecularly imprinted polymers that respond to and capture phosphorylated tyrosine epitopes using fluorescent bis-urea and bis-imidazolium receptors

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry B, January 2023, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Knut Rurack

  9. Multiplexed Detection of Human Papillomavirus Based on AzaBODIPY-Doped Silica-Coated Polystyrene Microparticles

    Article • Chemosensors, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr John Mack, Dr Knut Rurack

  10. Sialyl-Tn Antigen-Imprinted Dual Fluorescent Core–Shell Nanoparticles for Ratiometric Sialyl-Tn Antigen Detection and Dual-Color Labeling of Cancer Cells

    Article • ACS Applied Nano Materials, November 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  11. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Exhibit Low Cytotoxic and Inflammatory Properties in Macrophages In Vitro

    Article • Applied Sciences, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Håkan Eriksson, Dr Knut Rurack

  12. Toward Label‐Free Optical Multiplexing of Analytes in Indicator Release Lateral Flow Assays via Detection Zones Containing Tailored Capture Materials

    Article • Analysis & Sensing, May 2022, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  13. Fluorescent Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Layers against Sialic Acid on Silica-Coated Polystyrene Cores—Assessment of the Binding Behavior to Cancer Cells

    Article • Cancers, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Knut Rurack

  14. Thiourea‐ and Amino‐Substituted Benzoxadiazole Dyes with Large Stokes Shifts as Red‐Emitting Probe Monomers for Imprinted Polymer Layers Targeting Carboxylate‐Containing Antibiotics

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, March 2022, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  15. Red-Emitting Polymerizable Guanidinium Dyes as Fluorescent Probes in Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Glyphosate Detection

    Article • Chemosensors, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Knut Rurack

  16. Generalized Analysis Approach of the Profile Roughness by Electron Microscopy with the Example of Hierarchically Grown Polystyrene–Iron Oxide–Silica Core–Shell–Shell Particles

    Article • Advanced Engineering Materials, January 2022, Wiley

    Deniz Hülagü, Dr Knut Rurack

  17. Dualplex lateral flow assay for simultaneous scopolamine and “cannibal drug” detection based on receptor-gated mesoporous nanoparticles

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2022, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Knut Rurack

  18. Immunochemical Design of Antibody-Gated Indicator Delivery (gAID) Systems Based on Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles

    Article • ACS Applied Nano Materials, December 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  19. Combining Electrochemiluminescence Detection with Aptamer‐Gated Indicator Releasing Mesoporous Nanoparticles Enables ppt Sensitivity for Strip‐Based Rapid Tests

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, November 2021, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  20. Streifenschnelltest mit ppt‐Empfindlichkeit durch Kombination von Elektrochemilumineszenz‐Detektion mit Aptamer‐gesteuerter Indikatorfreisetzung aus mesoporösen Nanopartikeln

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, November 2021, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  21. Exploring an Application of Principal Component Analysis to Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of Stainless-Steel Standard Samples as a Research Project

    Article • Journal of Chemical Education, September 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  22. Imprinted Particles for Direct Fluorescence Detection of Sialic Acid in Polar Media and on Cancer Cells with Enhanced Control of Nonspecific Binding

    Article • ACS Applied Polymer Materials, April 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  23. Dual detection of nafcillin using a molecularly imprinted polymer-based platform coupled to thermal and fluorescence read-out

    Article • Materials Advances, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Knut Rurack

  24. Dip Sticks Embedding Molecular Beacon-Functionalized Core–Mesoporous Shell Particles for the Rapid On-Site Detection of Microbiological Fuel Contamination

    Article • ACS Sensors, December 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  25. Polystyrene Microparticles with Convergently Grown Mesoporous Silica Shells as a Promising Tool for Multiplexed Bioanalytical Assays

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, December 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  26. Multiplexed Detection of Analytes on Single Test Strips with Antibody‐Gated Indicator‐Releasing Mesoporous Nanoparticles

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, October 2020, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  27. Multiplex‐Nachweis von Analyten auf einem einzelnen Teststreifen mit Antikörper‐gesteuerten und Indikator freisetzenden mesoporösen Nanopartikeln

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, October 2020, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  28. Toward Luminescent Composites by Phase Transfer of SrF 2  : Eu 3+ Nanoparticles Capped with Hydrophobic Antenna Ligands

    Article • ChemNanoMat, May 2020, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  29. Development of a lateral flow test for rapid pyrethroid detection using antibody-gated indicator-releasing hybrid materials

    Article • The Analyst, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Prof John Canning, Dr Knut Rurack

  30. Optimization of analytical assay performance of antibody-gated indicator-releasing mesoporous silica particles

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry B, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Knut Rurack

  31. Stimulated Raman scattering by intracavity mixing of nanosecond laser excitation and fluorescence in acoustically levitated droplets

    Article • Analytical Methods, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Knut Rurack

  32. Real-time monitoring of newly acidified organelles during autophagy enabled by reaction-based BODIPY dyes

    Article • Communications Biology, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Knut Rurack

  33. On the Aggregation Behaviour and Spectroscopic Properties of Alkylated and Annelated Boron‐Dipyrromethene (BODIPY) Dyes in Aqueous Solution

    Article • ChemPhotoChem, October 2019, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  34. Wash-Free Multiplexed Mix-and-Read Suspension Array Fluorescence Immunoassay for Anthropogenic Markers in Wastewater

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, September 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  35. Microfluidic Device for the Determination of Water Chlorination Levels Combining a Fluorescent meso-Enamine Boron Dipyrromethene Probe and a Microhydrocyclone for Gas Bubble Separation

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, September 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  36. Correction to “Multifunctional Polystyrene Core/Silica Shell Microparticles with Antifouling Properties for Bead-Based Multiplexed and Quantitative Analysis”

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, March 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  37. Tailored fluorescent solvatochromic test strips for quantitative on-site detection of gasoline fuel adulteration

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry C, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Knut Rurack

  38. Multifunctional Polystyrene Core/Silica Shell Microparticles with Antifouling Properties for Bead-Based Multiplexed and Quantitative Analysis

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, December 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  39. Front Cover: Mix-&-Read Determination of Mercury(II) at Trace Levels with Hybrid Mesoporous Silica Materials Incorporating Fluorescent Probes by a Simple Mix-&-Load Technique (ChemistryOpen 12/2018)

    Article • ChemistryOpen, December 2018, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  40. Mix-&-Read Determination of Mercury(II) at Trace Levels with Hybrid Mesoporous Silica Materials Incorporating Fluorescent Probes by a Simple Mix-&-Load Technique

    Article • ChemistryOpen, December 2018, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  41. Mix-&-Read Determination of Mercury(II) at Trace Levels with Hybrid Mesoporous Silica Materials Incorporating Fluorescent Probes by a Simple Mix-&-Load Technique

    Article • ChemistryOpen, December 2018, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  42. Microfluidic electrochemical immunosensor for the trace analysis of cocaine in water and body fluids

    Article • Drug Testing and Analysis, November 2018, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  43. Fluorescent Paper Strips for the Detection of Diesel Adulteration with Smartphone Read-out

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, November 2018, MyJove Corporation

    Dr Knut Rurack

  44. Mix‐&‐Read Determination of Mercury(II) at Trace Levels with Hybrid Mesoporous Silica Materials Incorporating Fluorescent Probes by a Simple Mix‐&‐Load Technique

    Article • ChemistryOpen, September 2018, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  45. Rational design of boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY) reporter dyes for cucurbit[7]uril

    Article • Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, July 2018, Beilstein Institut

    Dr Knut Rurack

  46. Role of Counterions in Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Anionic Species

    Article • Langmuir, May 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  47. Detection of Adulterated Diesel Using Fluorescent Test Strips and Smartphone Readout

    Article • Energy & Fuels, October 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  48. Ratiometric Fluorescence Detection of Phosphorylated Amino Acids Through Excited-State Proton Transfer by Using Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP) Recognition Nanolayers

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, October 2017, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  49. Optical pH Sensor Covering the Range from pH 0–14 Compatible with Mobile-Device Readout and Based on a Set of Rationally Designed Indicator Dyes

    Article • Analytical Chemistry, July 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  50. Fluorescent Molecularly Imprinted Polymers

    Article • November 2016, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  51. Gold-catalyzed allene cycloisomerization for pyrrole synthesis: towards highly fluorinated BODIPY dyes

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Knut Rurack

  52. Determination of the Photoluminescence Quantum Yield of Dilute Dye Solutions (IUPAC Technical Report)

    Article • Chemistry International, January 2014, De Gruyter

    Dr Knut Rurack

  53. Boolean operations mediated by an ion-pair receptor of a multi-readout molecular logic gate

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Knut Rurack

  54. Striped cation-trappers

    Article • Nature Materials, October 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Knut Rurack

  55. Biomimetically Inspired Signaling

    Article • June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  56. Supramolecular Chemistry Meets Hybrid (Nano)Materials: A Brief Look Ahead

    Article • June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  57. Hybrid (Nano)Materials Meet Supramolecular Chemistry: A Brief Introduction to Basic Terms and Concepts

    Article • June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  58. The Supramolecular Chemistry of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials

    Article • March 2010, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  59. Supramolecular Hybrid Materials-Integrating Functionality with Sensing

    Article • November 2009, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  60. An Ionically Driven Molecular IMPLICATION Gate Operating in Fluorescence Mode

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, November 2007, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  61. Multiple Switching and Photogated Electrochemiluminescence Expressed by a Dihydroazulene/Boron Dipyrromethene Dyad

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, October 2005, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  62. Multiples Schalten und photogesteuerte Elektrochemilumineszenz einer Dihydroazulen-Bordipyrromethen-Dyade

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, October 2005, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  63. Chiral discrimination with a fluorescent boron–dipyrromethene dye

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2001, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Knut Rurack

  64. Unusually high cation-induced fluorescence enhancement of a structurally simple intrinsic fluoroionophore with a donor–acceptor–donor constitution

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2000, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Knut Rurack

  65. Cation complexing fluorescence probes containing the benz[c,d]indole fluorophore

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, February 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Knut Rurack