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Chemistry D-index 90 Citations 27,608 256 World Ranking 1165 National Ranking 499

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Awards & Achievements

2019 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

2011 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • DNA
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

Nanotechnology, Protein folding, Blood serum, Biosensor and Aptamer are his primary areas of study. The Colloidal gold research Kevin W. Plaxco does as part of his general Nanotechnology study is frequently linked to other disciplines of science, such as Non-contact atomic force microscopy, therefore creating a link between diverse domains of science. His Protein folding study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Crystallography, Kinetics and Folding.

His Crystallography research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Protein structure, Biophysics and Solubility. His Biosensor research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Label free, Signal, Biomolecule and In vivo. His studies in Aptamer integrate themes in fields like Analyte, Small molecule and Pharmacology.

His most cited work include:

  • Contact order, transition state placement and the refolding rates of single domain proteins (1285 citations)
  • Electrochemical interrogation of conformational changes as a reagentless method for the sequence-specific detection of DNA. (805 citations)
  • An Electronic, Aptamer-Based Small-Molecule Sensor for the Rapid, Label-Free Detection of Cocaine in Adulterated Samples and Biological Fluids (622 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Nanotechnology, Biophysics, Protein folding, Biosensor and DNA. His studies examine the connections between Nanotechnology and genetics, as well as such issues in Aptamer, with regards to Biomedical engineering and In vivo. His Biophysics research includes elements of Kinetics, Biochemistry, Electron transfer, Redox and Allosteric regulation.

His Protein folding research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Crystallography and Folding. His work deals with themes such as Molecular beacon, Biomolecule, Biological system and Nucleic acid, which intersect with Biosensor. The concepts of his DNA study are interwoven with issues in Combinatorial chemistry and Molecular biology.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Nanotechnology (27.64%)
  • Biophysics (23.64%)
  • Protein folding (20.36%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Aptamer (16.73%)
  • Biophysics (23.64%)
  • Nanotechnology (27.64%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Kevin W. Plaxco mainly focuses on Aptamer, Biophysics, Nanotechnology, Electrochemistry and Biosensor. Kevin W. Plaxco interconnects Biomedical engineering, In vivo and Rational design in the investigation of issues within Aptamer. His study in Biophysics is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both DNA, Redox, Kinetics and Collapse.

Kevin W. Plaxco has researched Nanotechnology in several fields, including Cooperativity, Electrochemical biosensor, Analyte, Small molecule and A-DNA. His Electrochemistry study combines topics in areas such as Melamine and Reference current. His Biosensor research incorporates themes from Biomolecule, Chemical substance, Orders of magnitude and Biological system.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Real-time measurement of small molecules directly in awake, ambulatory animals (112 citations)
  • Dual-Reporter Drift Correction To Enhance the Performance of Electrochemical Aptamer-Based Sensors in Whole Blood (60 citations)
  • Calibration-Free Electrochemical Biosensors Supporting Accurate Molecular Measurements Directly in Undiluted Whole Blood. (49 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • DNA
  • Enzyme
  • Gene

His primary scientific interests are in Nanotechnology, Aptamer, Electrochemistry, Biosensor and Biomedical engineering. His research in Nanotechnology intersects with topics in Allosteric regulation, Signal, Analyte and Small molecule. Kevin W. Plaxco has included themes like Deoxyribozyme, Oligonucleotide, DNA, Allosteric enzyme and Effector in his Small molecule study.

His Aptamer research incorporates elements of Optoelectronics, Chronoamperometry and Miniaturization. His studies deal with areas such as Chemical substance, Electrochemical biosensor, Biological system and Redox as well as Biosensor. Conformational change is a subfield of Biophysics that Kevin W. Plaxco investigates.

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Best Publications

Contact order, transition state placement and the refolding rates of single domain proteins

Kevin W Plaxco;Kim T Simons;David Baker.
Journal of Molecular Biology (1998)

1787 Citations

Electrochemical interrogation of conformational changes as a reagentless method for the sequence-specific detection of DNA.

Chunhai Fan;Kevin W. Plaxco;Alan J. Heeger.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2003)

1193 Citations

Label-Free Electronic Detection of Thrombin in Blood Serum by Using an Aptamer-Based Sensor

Yi Xiao;Arica A. Lubin;Alan J. Heeger;Kevin W. Plaxco.
Angewandte Chemie (2005)

911 Citations

An Electronic, Aptamer-Based Small-Molecule Sensor for the Rapid, Label-Free Detection of Cocaine in Adulterated Samples and Biological Fluids

Brian R. Baker;Rebecca Y. Lai;McCall S. Wood;Elaine H. Doctor.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2006)

875 Citations

Random-coil behavior and the dimensions of chemically unfolded proteins

Jonathan E. Kohn;Ian S. Millett;Jaby Jacob;Jaby Jacob;Bojan Zagrovic.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2004)

739 Citations

Beyond superquenching: Hyper-efficient energy transfer from conjugated polymers to gold nanoparticles

Chunhai Fan;Shu Wang;Janice W. Hong;Guillermo C. Bazan.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2003)

588 Citations

Colorimetric detection of DNA, small molecules, proteins, and ions using unmodified gold nanoparticles and conjugated polyelectrolytes

Fan Xia;Xiaolei Zuo;Renqiang Yang;Yi Xiao.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2010)

582 Citations

High Specificity, Electrochemical Sandwich Assays Based on Single Aptamer Sequences and Suitable for the Direct Detection of Small-Molecule Targets in Blood and Other Complex Matrices

Xiaolei Zuo;Yi Xiao;Kevin W. Plaxco.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2009)

580 Citations

A Reagentless Signal-On Architecture for Electronic, Aptamer-Based Sensors via Target-Induced Strand Displacement

Yi Xiao;Brian D Piorek;Kevin W Plaxco;Alan J Heeger.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2005)

567 Citations

Electrochemical detection of parts-per-billion lead via an electrode-bound DNAzyme assembly.

Yi Xiao;and Aaron A. Rowe;Kevin W. Plaxco.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2007)

493 Citations

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