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  1. Detection of Perfluoroalkylic Acids From Water Using a Guanidine‐Based Fluorescent Probe and Microfluidic Droplet Extraction

    Article • Advanced Sensor Research, March 2026, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  2. Rapid Onsite Detection of Fecal Contamination in Water Using a Portable Fluorometric Assay

    Article • ACS Sensors, February 2026, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  3. Rapid fabrication of optical elements for sensing applications using a standard SLA printer

    Article • Light Advanced Manufacturing, January 2026, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Dr Knut Rurack

  4. Superparamagnetic Bead-Based Microfluidic Fluoroimmunoassay Platform for Rapid Ochratoxin A Detection in Flour

    Article • ACS Sensors, July 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  5. Competitive cytometry-based immunoassay for patulin determination in apple juice

    Article • Microchemical Journal, May 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Knut Rurack

  6. Design and Application of an Imprinted Polymer Sensor for the Dual Detection of Antibiotic Contaminants in Aqueous Samples and Food Matrices

    Article • ACS Applied Polymer Materials, February 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  7. Detection of Tn-antigen in breast and prostate cancer models by VVL-labeled red dye-doped nanoparticles

    Article • Nanomedicine, October 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Knut Rurack

  8. Development of Simple and Rapid Bead-Based Cytometric Immunoassays Using Superparamagnetic Hybrid Core–Shell Microparticles

    Article • ACS Measurement Science Au, September 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  9. Ratiometric Molecularly Imprinted Particle Probes for Reliable Fluorescence Signaling of Carboxylate-Containing Molecules

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, September 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  10. Towards 3D determination of the surface roughness of core–shell microparticles as a routine quality control procedure by scanning electron microscopy

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Knut Rurack

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Development of a Lab-on-a-Chip for the Detection of Nerve Agents with a Handheld Device

    Article • October 2023, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Knut Rurack

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. Strip-based lateral flow-type indicator displacement assay for γ-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) detection in beverages

    Article • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, February 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Knut Rurack

  19. Author Correction: Fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymer particles for glyphosate detection using phase transfer agents

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Knut Rurack

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. Fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymer particles for glyphosate detection using phase transfer agents

    Article • Scientific Reports, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Knut Rurack

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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

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

    Article • Chemosensors, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Knut Rurack

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. Loading and Release of Charged and Neutral Fluorescent Dyes into and from Mesoporous Materials: A Key Role for Sensing Applications

    Article • Micromachines, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Knut Rurack

  38. 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

  39. 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

  40. 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

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

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, October 2020, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  42. 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

  43. Selective detection of phospholipids using molecularly imprinted fluorescent sensory core-shell particles

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Guoqing Pan, Dr Knut Rurack

  44. 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

  45. 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

  46. 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

  47. 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

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. Development of a “Turn-on” Fluorescent Probe-Based Sensing System for Hydrogen Sulfide in Liquid and Gas Phase

    Article • Frontiers in Chemistry, September 2019, Frontiers

    Dr Knut Rurack

  51. 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

  52. 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

  53. 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

  54. 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

  55. 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

  56. 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

  57. 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

  58. 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

  59. 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

  60. 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

  61. 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

  62. 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

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

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

    Dr Knut Rurack

  64. Analytical platform for sugar sensing in commercial beverages using a fluorescent BODIPY “light-up” probe

    Article • Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Knut Rurack

  65. Influence of the meso-substituent on strongly red emitting phenanthrene-fused boron–dipyrromethene (BODIPY) fluorophores with a propeller-like conformation

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Knut Rurack

  66. Anilinopyridine-metal complexes for the selective chromogenic sensing of cyanide anion

    Article • Journal of Coordination Chemistry, January 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Knut Rurack

  67. Integrating fluorescent molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) sensor particles with a modular microfluidic platform for nanomolar small-molecule detection directly in aqueous samples

    Article • Biosensors and Bioelectronics, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Knut Rurack

  68. TSEM-based contour analysis as a tool for the quantification of the profile roughness of silica shells on polystyrene core particles

    Article • Applied Surface Science, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Knut Rurack

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

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

    Dr Knut Rurack

  70. 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

  71. 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

  72. Fluorescent Molecularly Imprinted Polymers

    Article • November 2016, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  73. 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

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

    Article • Chemistry International, January 2014, De Gruyter

    Dr Knut Rurack

  75. 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

  76. Striped cation-trappers

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

    Dr Knut Rurack

  77. Biomimetically Inspired Signaling

    Article • June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

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

    Article • June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

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

    Article • June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  80. The Supramolecular Chemistry of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials

    Article • March 2010, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  81. Supramolecular Hybrid Materials-Integrating Functionality with Sensing

    Article • November 2009, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

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

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

    Dr Knut Rurack

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

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, October 2005, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

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

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, October 2005, Wiley

    Dr Knut Rurack

  85. Chiral discrimination with a fluorescent boron–dipyrromethene dye

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

    Dr Knut Rurack

  86. 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

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

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, February 1998, Elsevier

    Dr Knut Rurack