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This month sees the following articles in Analyst that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Modern analytical techniques in metabolomics analysis 
Aihua Zhang ,  Hui Sun ,  Ping Wang ,  Ying Han and Xijun Wang  
Analyst, 2012, 137, 293-300 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15605E    

Surface enhanced Raman scattering for multiplexed detection 
Jennifer A. Dougan and Karen Faulds  
Analyst, 2012, 137, 545-554 DOI: 10.1039/C2AN15979A     

Dual-emission quantum dots nanocomposites bearing an internal standard and visual detection for Hg2+ 
Xiangying Sun ,  Bin Liu and Yibang Xu  
Analyst, 2012, 137, 1125-1129 DOI: 10.1039/C2AN16026A    

Novel nanobiotechnological concepts in electrochemical biosensors for the analysis of toxins 
Mònica Campàs ,  Diana Garibo and Beatriz Prieto-Simón  
Analyst, 2012, 137, 1055-1067 DOI: 10.1039/C2AN15736E     

Sensitive sandwich ELISA based on a gold nanoparticle layer for cancer detection 
Feng Zhou ,  Mengmeng Wang ,  Lin Yuan ,  Zhenping Cheng ,  Zhaoqiang Wu and Hong Chen 
Analyst, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C2AN16257A    
 
Spectrophotometric detection of tyrosinase activity based on boronic acid-functionalized gold nanoparticles 
Sa Li ,  Langyong Mao ,  Yaping Tian ,  Joseph Wang and Nandi Zhou 
Analyst, 2012, 137, 823-825 DOI: 10.1039/C2AN16085D     

Stable fluorescent gold nanoparticles for detection of Cu2+ with good sensitivity and selectivity 
Yongming Guo ,  Zhuo Wang ,  Huawu Shao and Xingyu Jiang  
Analyst, 2012, 137, 301-304 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15877E     

Graphene and graphene-based nanomaterials: the promising materials for bright future of electroanalytical chemistry 
Xiao-mei Chen ,  Geng-huang Wu ,  Ya-qi Jiang ,  Yi-ru Wang and Xi Chen  
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4631-4640 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15661F     

Upconversion nanoparticles in biological labeling, imaging, and therapy 
Feng Wang , Debapriya Banerjee , Yongsheng Li ,Xueyuan Chen and Xiaogang Liu  
Analyst, 2010, 135, 1839-1854 DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00144A    

Probing gunshot residue, sweat and latent human fingerprints with capillary-scale ion chromatography and suppressed conductivity detection 
Elizabeth Gilchrist, Norman Smith and Leon Barron  
Analyst, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C2AN16126E     

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This month sees the following articles in Analyst that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Stable fluorescent gold nanoparticles for detection of Cu2+ with good sensitivity and selectivity
Yongming Guo, Zhuo Wang, Huawu Shao and Xingyu Jiang 
Analyst, 2012, 137, 301-304 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15877E  

Colorimetric assay for parallel detection of Cd2+, Ni2+ and Co2+ using peptide-modified gold nanoparticles 
Min Zhang, Yu-Qiang Liu and Bang-Ce Ye 
Analyst, 2012, 137, 601-607 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15909G 

Modern analytical techniques in metabolomics analysis 
Aihua Zhang, Hui Sun, Ping Wang, Ying Han and Xijun Wang 
Analyst, 2012, 137, 293-300 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15605E  

Graphene and graphene-based nanomaterials: the promising materials for bright future of electroanalytical chemistry 
Xiao-mei Chen, Geng-huang Wu, Ya-qi Jiang, Yi-ru Wang and Xi Chen 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4631-4640 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15661F  

Graphene versus carbon nanotubes for chemical sensor and fuel cell applications 
Douglas R. Kauffman and Alexander Star 
Analyst, 2010, 135, 2790-2797 DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00262C  

Recent advances in electrochemical sensing for hydrogen peroxide: a review 
Wei Chen, Shu Cai, Qiong-Qiong Ren, Wei Wen and Yuan-Di Zhao 
Analyst, 2012, 137, 49-58 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15738H
  
Advances in microfluidics for environmental analysis 
Jana C. Jokerst, Jason M. Emory and Charles S. Henry 
Analyst, 2012, 137, 24-34 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15368D  

Hg2+-mediated aggregation of gold nanoparticles for colorimetric screening of biothiols 
Hu Xu, Yiwen Wang, Xiaomei Huang, Yan Li, Hua Zhang and Xinhua Zhong 
Analyst, 2012, 137, 924-931 DOI: 10.1039/C2AN15926K  

Label-free and amplified electrochemical detection of cytokine based on hairpin aptamer and catalytic DNAzyme 
Haixia Zhang, Bingying Jiang, Yun Xiang, Yaqin Chai and Ruo Yuan 
Analyst, 2012, 137, 1020-1023 DOI: 10.1039/C2AN15962G 

Inorganic–organic Ag-rhodamine 6G hybrid nanorods: “Turn on” fluorescent sensors for highly selective detection of Pb2+ ions in aqueous solution 
A. K. Tyagi, Jayshree Ramkumar and O. D. Jayakumar 
Analyst, 2012, 137, 760-764 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15604G  

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This month sees the following articles in Analyst that are in the top ten most accessed:

Stable fluorescent gold nanoparticles for detection of Cu²⁺ with good sensitivity and selectivity
Yongming Guo, Zhuo Wang, Huawu Shao and Xingyu Jiang
Analyst, 2012, 137, 301-304 DOI:10.1039/c1an15877e

Recent advances and applications in QDs-based sensors
Qiang Ma and Xingguang Su
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4883-4893 DOI:10.1039/c1an15741h

Recent advances in the use of ionic liquids for electrochemical sensing
Debbie S. Silvester
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4871-4882 DOI:10.1039/c1an15699c

Graphene and graphene-based nanomaterials: the promising materials for bright future of electroanalytical chemistry
Xiao-mei Chen, Geng-huang Wu, Ya-qi Jiang, Yi-ru Wang and Xi Chen
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4631-4640 DOI:10.1039/c1an15661f

Sensitive and selective voltammetric measurement of Hg²⁺ by rational covalent functionalization of graphene oxide with cysteamine
Heng Zhou, Xiang Wang, Ping Yu, Xiaoming Chen and Lanqun Mao
Analyst, 2012, 137, 305-308 DOI:10.1039/c1an15793k

Microbiosensors based on DNA modified single-walled carbon nanotube and Pt black nanocomposites
Jin Shi, Tae-Gon Cha, Jonathan C. Claussen, Alfred R. Diggs, Jong Hyun Choi and D. Marshall Porterfield
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4916-4924 DOI:10.1039/c1an15179g

Electrochemical fabrication of metallic nanostructured electrodes for electroanalytical applications
Blake J. Plowman, Suresh K. Bhargava and Anthony P. O’Mullane
Analyst, 2011, 136, 5107-5119 DOI:10.1039/c1an15657h

Recent advances in electrochemical sensing for hydrogen peroxide: a review
Wei Chen, Shu Cai, Qiong-Qiong Ren, Wei Wen and Yuan-Di Zhao
Analyst, 2012, 137, 49-58 DOI:10.1039/c1an15738h

Graphene electrochemistry: an overview of potential applications
Dale A. C. Brownson and Craig E. Banks
Analyst, 2010, 135, 2768-2778 DOI:10.1039/c0an00590h

A rapid method for detection of genetically modified organisms based on magnetic separation and surface-enhanced Raman scattering
Burcu Guven, İsmail Hakkı Boyacı, Ugur Tamer and Pınar Çalık
Analyst, 2012, 137, 202-208 DOI:10.1039/c1an15629b

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This month sees the following articles in Analyst that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Under-three minute PCR: Probing the limits of fast amplification 
E. K. Wheeler, C. A. Hara, J. Frank, J. Deotte, S. B. Hall, W. Benett, C. Spadaccini and N. R. Beer 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3707-3712 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15365J  

Graphene and graphene-based nanomaterials: the promising materials for bright future of electroanalytical chemistry 
Xiao-mei Chen, Geng-huang Wu, Ya-qi Jiang, Yi-ru Wang and Xi Chen 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4631-4640 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15661F  

A novel route to copper(ii) detection using ‘click’ chemistry-induced aggregation of gold nanoparticles 
Carol Hua, William H. Zhang, Swahnnya R. M. De Almeida, Simone Ciampi, Danmar Gloria, Guozhen Liu, Jason B. Harper and J. Justin Gooding 
Analyst, 2012, Advance Article DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15693D  

Recent advances and applications in QDs-based sensors 
Qiang Ma and Xingguang Su 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4883-4893 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15741H 
 
A DNA biosensor based on graphene paste electrode modified with Prussian blue and chitosan 
Yang Bo, Weiqi Wang, Junfei Qi and Shasheng Huang 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 1946-1951 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15084G  

Surface enhanced optical spectroscopies for bioanalysis 
Iain A. Larmour and Duncan Graham 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3831-3853 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15452D  

Label-free fluorescent detection of copper(ii) using DNA-templated highly luminescent silver nanoclusters 
Min Zhang and Bang-Ce Ye 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 5139-5142 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15891K  

Ultrasensitive and selective colorimetric detection of thiourea using silver nanoprobes 
Guang-Li Wang, Yu-Ming Dong, Xiao-Ying Zhu, Wen-Jing Zhang, Cheng Wang and Huan-Jun Jiao 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 5256-5260 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15613F  

Graphene electrochemistry: an overview of potential applications 
Dale A. C. Brownson and Craig E. Banks 
Analyst, 2010, 135, 2768-2778 DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00590H  

A sensitive choline biosensor using Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles as peroxidase mimics 
Zhanxia Zhang, Xiaolei Wang and Xiurong Yang 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4960-4965 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15602K  

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This month sees the following articles in Analyst that are in the top ten most accessed:-

DNA as a target for anticancer compounds screening directly by resonance light scattering technique 
Zhanguang Chen, Yurui Peng, Maohuai Chen, Xi Chen and Guomin Zhang 
Analyst, 2010, 135, 2653-2660 DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00386G   

Surface enhanced optical spectroscopies for bioanalysis 
Iain A. Larmour and Duncan Graham 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3831-3853 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15452D    

Conjugation of quantum dots with graphene for fluorescence imaging of live cells 
Mei-Ling Chen, Jia-Wei Liu, Bo Hu, Ming-Li Chen and Jian-Hua Wang 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4277-4283 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15474E    

Aptameric system for the highly selective and ultrasensitive detection of protein in human serum based on non-stripping gold nanoparticles 
Yanhua Sun, Sheng Cai, Zhijuan Cao, Choiwan Lau and Jianzhong Lu 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4144-4151 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15520B    

Colorimetric assay for sulfate using positively-charged gold nanoparticles and its application for real-time monitoring of redox process
 Min Zhang, Yu-Qiang Liu and Bang-Ce Ye 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4558-4562 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15632B   

Hemin/G-quadruplexes as DNAzymes for the fluorescent detection of DNA, aptamer–thrombin complexes, and probing the activity of glucose oxidase
 Eyal Golub, Ronit Freeman, Angelica Niazov and Itamar Willner 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4397-4401 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15596B

Top-down mass spectrometry: Recent developments, applications and perspectives 
Weidong Cui, Henry W. Rohrs and Michael L. Gross 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3854-3864 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15286F    

Applications of nanoscale carbon-based materials in heavy metal sensing and detection 
Adam K. Wanekaya 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4383-4391 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15574A    

A novel nitrite sensor based on graphene/polypyrrole/chitosan nanocomposite modified glassy carbon electrode
 Daixin Ye, Liqiang Luo, Yaping Ding, Qiang Chen and Xiao Liu 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4563-4569 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15486A    

A new FRET nanoprobe for trypsin using a bridged ß-cyclodextrin dimer–dye complex and its biological imaging applications
 Ping Li, Ying Liu, Xu Wang and Bo Tang 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 4520-4525 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15271H    

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This month sees the following articles in Analyst that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Under-three minute PCR: Probing the limits of fast amplification
 E. K. Wheeler, C. A. Hara, J. Frank, J. Deotte, S. B. Hall, W. Benett, C. Spadaccini and N. R. Beer
 Analyst, 2011, 136, 3707-3712 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15365J  

Colorimetric detection of Cd2+ using gold nanoparticles cofunctionalized with 6-mercaptonicotinic acid and l-Cysteine
 Ying Xue, Hong Zhao, Zhijiao Wu, Xiangjun Li, Yujian He and Zhuobin Yuan 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3725-3730 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15238F

A gold nanorod based colorimetric probe for the rapid and selective detection of Cu2+ ions 
Jing-Min Liu, He-Fang Wang and Xiu-Ping Yan 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3904-3910 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15460E  

Specifically colorimetric recognition of calcium, strontium, and barium ions using 2-mercaptosuccinic acid-functionalized gold nanoparticles and its use in reliable detection of calcium ion in water
Jia Zhang, Yong Wang, Xiaowen Xu and Xiurong Yang 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3865-3868 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15175D  

One-step assay for detecting influenza virus using dynamic light scattering and gold nanoparticles
Jeremy D. Driskell, Cheryl A. Jones, S. Mark Tompkins and Ralph A. Tripp 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3083-3090 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15303J  

Biologically modified hydrogels for chemical and biochemical analysis 
Sean P. Bird and Lane A. Baker 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3410-3418 DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00871K  

Gold nanoparticle-based homogeneous fluorescent aptasensor for multiplex detection 
Yeon Seok Kim and Jongsoo Jurng 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3720-3724 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15261K  

Graphene electrochemistry: an overview of potential applications 
Dale A. C. Brownson and Craig E. Banks 
Analyst, 2010, 135, 2768-2778 DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00590H  

A DNA hybridization detection based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer between dye-doped core-shell silica nanoparticles and gold nanoparticles 
Feng Gao, Peng Cui, Xiaoxiao Chen, Qingqing Ye, Maoguo Li and Lun Wang 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3973-3980 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15287D  

Surface enhanced optical spectroscopies for bioanalysis 
Iain A. Larmour and Duncan Graham 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3831-3853 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15452D

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This month sees the following articles in Analyst that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Selective colorimetric sensing of mercury(ii) using turn off–turn on mechanism from riboflavin stabilized silver nanoparticles in aqueous medium 
Bappaditya Roy, Partha Bairi and Arun K. Nandi 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3605-3607 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15459A  

Multiplexed analysis of silver(i) and mercury(ii) ions using oligonucletide–metal nanoparticle conjugates 
Gioi Dong Huy, Min Zhang, Peng Zuo and Bang-Ce Ye 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3289-3294 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15373K    

Label-free fluorescent detection of thrombin using G-quadruplex-based DNAzyme as sensing platform 
Yuanfu Zhang, Baoxin Li and Yan Jin 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3268-3273 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN00002K    

Gold and silver nanoparticles: A class of chromophores with colors tunable in the range from 400 to 750 nm 
Yugang Sun and Younan Xia
Analyst, 2003, 128, 686-691 DOI: 10.1039/B212437H    

A single DNA aptamer functions as a biosensor for ricin 
Elise A. Lamont, Lili He, Keith Warriner, Theodore P. Labuza and Srinand Sreevatsan 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3884-3895 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15352H   

Graphene electrochemistry: an overview of potential applications 
Dale A. C. Brownson and Craig E. Banks 
Analyst, 2010, 135, 2768-2778 DOI: 10.1039/C0AN00590H    

Detection of mercury and phenylmercury ions using DNA-based fluorescent probe 
Yang-Wei Lin and Huan-Tsung Chang 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3323-3328 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15117G 
 
Surface enhanced optical spectroscopies for bioanalysis 
Iain A. Larmour and Duncan Graham 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3831-3853 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15452D  

Sensitive detection of glucose based on gold nanoparticles assisted silver mirror reaction 
Tangsong Li, Kui Zhu, Sha He, Xi Xia, Shaoqin Liu, Zhuo Wang and Xingyu Jiang 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 2893-2896 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15256D 

A sensitive colorimetric label-free assay for trypsin and inhibitor screening with gold nanoparticles 
Wangxin Xue, Guanxin Zhang and Deqing Zhang 
Analyst, 2011, 136, 3136-3141 DOI: 10.1039/C1AN15224F   

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