PUBLISHED PAPERS

2023

Oluwasesan Adegoke, Kayode Oyinlola, Ojodomo J. Achadu, Zhugen Yang,

“Blue-emitting SiO2-coated Si-doped ZnSeS quantum dots conjugated aptamer-molecular beacon as an electrochemical and metal-enhanced
fluorescence biosensor for SARS-CoV-2 spike protein”. Analytica Chimica Acta 1281 (2023) 341926.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke and Niamh Nic Daeid,

“Ultralow detection of 3,4-methylenedioxymethylamphetamine using an immunofluorescence nanoconjugate of heavy metal-free alloyed quantum dots and NiCeFe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles”. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 442 (2023) 114803.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, M. Laura Nsuamani, Niamh Nic Daeid,

“Cadmium-free silica- encapsulated molecularly imprinted AuZnCeSeS quantum dots nanocomposite as an ultrasensitive fluorescence nanosensor for methamphetamine detection”. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 159 (2023) 107387.

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2022

M. Laura Nsuamani, Svetlana Zolotovskaya, Amin Abdolvand, Niamh Nic Daeid, Oluwasesan Adegoke,

“Thiolated gamma-cyclodextrin-polymer-functionalized CeFe3O4 magnetic nanocomposite as an intrinsic nanocatalyst for the selective and ultrasensitive colorimetric detection of triacetone triperoxide”. Chemosphere 307 (2022) 136108.

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Kathryn Burton, Niamh Nic Daeid, Oluwasesan Adegoke,

“Surface plasmon-enhanced aptamer-based fluorescence detection of cocaine using hybrid nanostructure of cadmium-free ZnSe/In2S3 core/shell quantum dots and gold nanoparticles”. Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, A: Chemistry 433 (2022) 114131.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Svetlana Zolotovskaya, Amin Abdolvand, Niamh Nic Daeid,

“Fabrication of a near-infrared fluorescence-emitting SiO2-AuZnFeSeS quantum dots- molecularly imprinted polymer nanocomposite for the ultrasensitive fluorescence detection of levamisole”. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 646 (2022) 129013.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke and Niamh Nic Daeid,

“Alloyed AuFeZnSe quantum dots@gold nanorod nanocomposite as an ultrasensitive and selective plasmon-amplified fluorescence OFF-ON aptasensor for arsenic (III)”. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 426 (2022) 113755.

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2021

Oluwasesan Adegoke and Niamh Nic Daeid,

“Polymeric-coated Fe-doped ceria/gold hybrid nanocomposite as an aptasensor for the catalytic enhanced colorimetric detection of 2,4-dinitrophenol”. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 627 (2021) 127194.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke and Niamh Nic Daeid,

“Colorimetric optical nanosensors for trace explosive detection using metal nanoparticles: advances, pitfalls, and future perspective”. Emerging Topics in Life Sciences (2021)

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Magda A. Pereira-Barros, Oluwasesan Adegoke, Niamh Nic Daeid,

“Rapid and selective aptamer-based fluorescence detection of salivary lysozyme using plasmonic metal-enhanced fluorescence of ZnSSe alloyed quantum dots-gold nanoparticle nanohybrid”. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 418 (2021) 113384.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Hanieh Montaseri, Sifiso A. Nsibande, Patricia B.C. Forbes,

“Organometallic synthesis, structural and optical properties of CdSe quantum dots passivated with ternary AgZnS alloyed shell”. Journal of Luminescence 235 (2021) 118049.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Svetlana Zolotovskaya, Amin Abdolvand, Niamh Nic Daeid,

“Rapid and highly selective colorimetric detection of nitrite based on the catalytic-enhanced reaction of mimetic Au nanoparticle-CeO2 nanoparticle-graphene oxide hybrid nanozyme”. Talanta 216 (2021) 121875.

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2020

Oluwasesan Adegoke, Svetlana Zolotovskaya, Amin Abdolvand, Niamh Nic Daeid,

“Biomimetic graphene oxide-cationic multi-shaped gold nanoparticle-hemin hybrid nanozyme: Tuning enhanced catalytic activity for the rapid colorimetric apta-biosensing of amphetamine-type stimulants”. Talanta 216 (2020) 120990.

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Fahmida Nasrin, Ankan Dutta Chowdhury, Kenshin Takemura, Ikko Kozaki, Hiroyuki Honda, Oluwasesan Adegoke, Enoch Y. Park,

“Fluorometric virus detection platform using quantum dots-gold nanocomposites optimizing the linker length variation”. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1109 (2020) 148-157.

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Sorour Shahbazi, Rhiannon Boseley, Braden Grant, Dechao Chen, Thomas Becker, Oluwasesan Adegoke, Niamh Nic Daéid, Guohua Jia, Simon W. Lewis,

“Luminescence detection of latent fingermarks on non-porous surfaces with heavy-metal-free quantum dots”. Forensic Chemistry 18 (2020) 100222.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Magda A. Pereira-Barros, Svetlana Zolotovskaya, Amin Abdolvand, Niamh Nic Daeid,

“Aptamer-based cocaine assay using a nanohybrid composed of ZnS/Ag2Se quantum dots, graphene oxide and gold nanoparticles as a fluorescent probe”. Microchimica Acta (2020) 187:104.

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2019

Oluwasesan Adegoke, Craig McKenzie, Niamh Nic Daeid,

“Multi-shaped cationic gold nanoparticle-L-cysteine-ZnSeS quantum dots hybrid nanozyme as an intrinsic peroxidase mimic for the rapid colorimetric detection of cocaine”. Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical 287 (2019) 416–427.

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Kenshin Takemura, Oluwasesan Adegoke, Tetsuro Suzuki, Enoch Y. Park, “A localized surface plasmon resonance amplified immunofluorescence biosensor for ultrasensitive and rapid detection of nonstructural protein 1 of Zika virus”. PLoS ONE 14 (2019) e0211517.

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Jaewook Lee, Oluwasesan Adegoke, Enoch Y. Park,

“High-performance biosensing systems based on various nanomaterials as signal transducers”. Biotechnology Journal 14 (2019) 1800249. [Selected as the journal back cover page].

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Hanieh Montaseri, Oluwasesan Adegoke, Patricia B.C. Forbes.

“Development of a thiol-capped core/shell quantum dot sensor for acetaminophen”. South African Journal of Chemistry 72 (2019) 108-117.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Hanieh Montaseri, Sifiso A. Nsibande, Patricia B.C. Forbes,

“Passivating effect of ternary alloyed AgZnSe shell layer on the structural and luminescent properties of CdS quantum dots”. Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 90 (2019) 162–170.

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2018

Fahmida Nasrin, Ankan Dutta Chowdhury, Kenshin Takemura, Jaewook Lee, Oluwasesan Adegoke, Vipin Kumar Deo, Fuyuki Abe, Tetsuro Suzuki, Enoch Y. Park,

“Single-step detection of norovirus tuning localized surface plasmon resonance-induced optical signal between gold nanoparticles and quantum dots”. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 122 (2018) 16–24.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Kenshin Takemura, Enoch Y. Park,

“Plasmonic oleylamine-capped gold and silver nanoparticle-assisted synthesis of luminescent alloyed CdZnSeS quantum dots”. ACS Omega 3 (2018) 1357-1366.

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2017

Oluwasesan Adegoke, Enoch Y. Park,

“Bright luminescent optically engineered core/alloyed shell quantum dots: An ultrasensitive signal transducer for dengue virus RNA via localized surface plasmon resonance-induced hairpin hybridization”. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 5 (2017) 3047-3058.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Masahiro Morita, Tatsuya Kato, Masahito Ito, Tetsuro Suzuki, Enoch Y. Park,

“Localized surface plasmon resonance-mediated fluorescence signals in plasmonic nanoparticle-quantum dot hybrids for ultrasensitive Zika virus RNA detection via hairpin hybridization assays”. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 94 (2017) 513-522.

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Kenshin Takemura, Oluwasesan Adegoke, Naoto Takahashi, Tian-Cheng Li, Noritoshi Kitamoto, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Tetsuro Suzuki, Enoch Y. Park,

“Versatility of a localized surface plasmon resonance-based gold nanoparticle-alloyed quantum dot nanobiosensor for immunofluorescence detection of viruses”. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 89 (2017) 998-1005.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Hanieh Montaseri, Sifiso A. Nsibande, Patricia B.C. Forbes,

“Alloyed quaternary/binary core/shell quantum dot-graphene oxide nanocomposite: preparation, characterization and application as a fluorescence “switch ON” probe for environmental pollutants”. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 720 (2017) 70-78.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Enoch Y. Park,

“Nanofabricated optical tuning and epitaxial overgrowth of In2S3 shell on CdSe core”. New Journal of Chemistry 41 (2017) 1303-1312.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Tebello Nyokong, Patricia B.C. Forbes,

“Photophysical properties of a series of alloyed and non-alloyed water-soluble L-cysteine-capped core quantum dots”. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 695 (2017) 1354-1361.

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2016

Oluwasesan Adegoke, Min-Woong Seo, Tatsuya Kato, Shoji Kawahito, Enoch Y. Park,

“Gradient band gap engineered alloyed quaternary/ternary CdZnSeS/ZnSeS quantum dots: an ultrasensitive fluorescence reporter in a conjugated molecular beacon system for the biosensing of influenza virus RNA”. Journal of Materials Chemistry B 4 (2016) 1489-1498.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Tatsuya Kato, Enoch Y. Park,

“An ultrasensitive alloyed near-infrared quinternary quantum dot-molecular beacon nanodiagnostic bioprobe for influenza virus RNA”. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 80 (2016) 483-490.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Min-Woong Seo, Tatsuya Kato, Shoji Kawahito, Enoch Y. Park,

“An ultrasensitive SiO2-encapsulated alloyed CdZnSeS quantum dot-molecular beacon nanobiosensor for norovirus”. Biosensors and Bioelectronics 86 (2016) 135-142.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Enoch Y. Park,

“Size-confined fixed-composition and composition-dependent engineered band gap alloying induces different internal structures in L-cysteine-capped alloyed quaternary CdZnTeS quantum dots”. Scientific Reports 6, 27288 (2016).

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Enoch Y. Park,

“Gold nanoparticle-quantum dot fluorescent nanohybrid: Application for localized surface plasmon resonance-induced molecular beacon ultrasensitive DNA detection”. Nanoscale Research Letters (2016) 11:523.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Patricia B.C. Forbes,

“L-Cysteine-capped core/shell/shell quantum dot-graphene oxide nanocomposite fluorescence probe for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon detection”. Talanta 146 (2016) 780-788.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Enoch Y. Park,

“The use of nanocrystal quantum dots as fluorophore reporters in molecular beacon-based assays”. Nano Convergence (2016) 3:32.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Tebello Nyokong, Patricia B.C. Forbes,

“Deposition of CdS, CdS/ZnSe and CdS/ZnSe/ZnS shells around CdSeTe alloyed core quantum dots: Effects on optical properties”. Luminescence 31 (2016) 694-703.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Philani Mashazi, Tebello Nyokong, Patricia B.C. Forbes,

“Fluorescence properties of alloyed ZnSeS quantum dots overcoated with ZnTe and ZnTe/ZnS shells”. Optical Materials 54 (2016) 104-110.

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2015

Oluwasesan Adegoke, Tebello Nyokong, Patricia B.C. Forbes,

“Optical properties of water-soluble L-cysteine-capped alloyed CdSeS quantum dot passivated with ZnSeTe and ZnSeTe/ZnS shells”. Optical Materials 46 (2015) 548-554.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Tebello Nyokong, Patricia B.C. Forbes,

“Structural and optical properties of alloyed quaternary CdSeTeS core and CdSeTeS/ZnS core-shell quantum dots”. Journal of Alloys and Compounds 645 (2015) 443-449.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke and Patricia B.C. Forbes,

“Challenges and advances in quantum dot fluorescent probes to detect reactive oxygen and nitrogen species: A review. Analytica Chimica Acta 862 (2015) 1-13. [Selected as a featured review article and as the journal front cover page].

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2014

Weronika Kuzyniak, Oluwasesan Adegoke, Kutloano Sekhosana, Sarah D’Souza, Sesethu Charmaine Tshangana, Björn Hoffmann, Eugeny A. Ermilov, Tebello Nyokong, Michael Höpfner,

“Synthesis and characterization of quantum dots designed for biomedical use”. International Journal of Pharmaceutics 466 (2014) 382-389.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Tebello Nyokong,

“Unsymmetrically substituted nickel triazatetra-benzcorrole and phthalocynanine complexes: conjugation to quantum dots and applications as fluorescent “turn ON” sensors”. Journal of Fluorescence 24 (2014) 481-491.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Tebello Nyokong,

“Conjugation of mono-substituted phthalocyanine derivatives to CdSe@ZnS quantum dots and their applications as fluorescent “turn ON” sensors”. Synthetic Metals 188 (2014) 35-45.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Tebello Nyokong,

“Effects of analytes on the fluorescence property of CdTe@ZnS quantum dots decorated with cobalt tetraamino-phthalocyanine”. Journal of Luminescence 146 (2014) 275-283.

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2013

Oluwasesan Adegoke, Tebello Nyokong,

“Fluorescence “switch on” of conjugates of CdTe@ZnS quantum dots with Al, Ni and Zn tetraamino-phthalocyanine by hydrogen peroxide: characterization and applications as luminescent nanosensors”. Journal of Fluorescence 23 (2013) 963-974.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Tebello Nyokong,

“Fluorescence “turn on” probe for bromide ion using nanoconjugates of glutathione-capped CdTe@ZnS quantum dots with nickel tetraamino-phthalocyanine: characterization and size-dependent properties”. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 265 (2013) 58-66.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Edith Antunes, Tebello Nyokong,

“Nanoconjugates of CdTe@ZnS quantum dots with cobalt tetraamino-phthalocyanine: characterization and implications for the fluorescence recognition of superoxide anion”. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry 257 (2013) 11-19.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Tebello Nyokong,

“Probing the sensitive and selective luminescent detection of peroxynitrite using thiol-capped CdTe and CdTe@ZnS quantum dots”. Journal of Luminescence 134 (2013) 448-455.

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2012

Oluwasesan Adegoke, Tebello Nyokong,

“A comparative study on the sensitive detection of hydroxyl radical using thiol-capped CdTe and CdTe@ZnS quantum dots”. Journal of Fluorescence 22 (2012) 1513-1519.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Eric Hosten, Cedric McCleland, Tebello Nyokong,

“CdTe quantum dots functionalized with 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-N-oxide as luminescent nanoprobe for the sensitive recognition of bromide ion”. Analytica Chimica Acta 721 (2012) 154 -161.

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Oluwasesan Adegoke, Wadzanai Chidawanyika, Tebello Nyokong,

“Interaction of CdTe quantum dots with 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl free radical: a spectroscopic, fluorimetric and kinetic study”. Journal of Fluorescence 22 (2012) 771 -778.

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2008

I.C. Eromosele, C.O. Eromosele, K.S. Ayinde, O. Adegoke,

“Graft copolymerization of acrylic acid onto cocoyam starch by ceric ion in the presence of N,N’-Dimethylacetamide”. Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 (2008) 2676-2680.

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