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Zhao Y, Kumar A, Yang Y. Unveiling practical considerations for reliable and standardized SERS measurements: lessons from a comprehensive review of oblique angle deposition-fabricated silver nanorod array substrates. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:1004-1057. [PMID: 38116610 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00540b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Recently, there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications focusing on surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), primarily driven by advancements in nanotechnology and the increasing demand for chemical and biological detection. While many of these publications have focused on the development of new substrates and detection-based applications, there is a noticeable lack of attention given to various practical issues related to SERS measurements and detection. This review aims to fill this gap by utilizing silver nanorod (AgNR) SERS substrates fabricated through the oblique angle deposition method as an illustrative example. The review highlights and addresses a range of practical issues associated with SERS measurements and detection. These include the optimization of SERS substrates in terms of morphology and structural design, considerations for measurement configurations such as polarization and the incident angle of the excitation laser, and exploration of enhancement mechanisms encompassing both intrinsic properties induced by the structure and materials, as well as extrinsic factors arising from wetting/dewetting phenomena and analyte size. The manufacturing and storage aspects of SERS substrates, including scalable fabrication techniques, contamination control, cleaning procedures, and appropriate storage methods, are also discussed. Furthermore, the review delves into device design considerations, such as well arrays, flow cells, and fiber probes, and explores various sample preparation methods such as drop-cast and immersion. Measurement issues, including the effect of excitation laser wavelength and power, as well as the influence of buffer, are thoroughly examined. Additionally, the review discusses spectral analysis techniques, encompassing baseline removal, chemometric analysis, and machine learning approaches. The wide range of AgNR-based applications of SERS, across various fields, is also explored. Throughout the comprehensive review, key lessons learned from collective findings are outlined and analyzed, particularly in the context of detailed SERS measurements and standardization. The review also provides insights into future challenges and perspectives in the field of SERS. It is our hope that this comprehensive review will serve as a valuable reference for researchers seeking to embark on in-depth studies and applications involving their own SERS substrates.
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- Yiping Zhao
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Sol–Gel and Electrospinning Synthesis of Silica–Hydroxyapatite–Silver Nanofibers for SEIRAS and SERS. COATINGS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings10100910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and Surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRAS) are both novel techniques favored by the excitation of surface plasmons onto metal nanostructures. The light emitted from the metal surface couples with the vibrational transitions of molecules in proximity, enhancing its spectral response and leading to more sensitive and effective spectroscopic analysis. The absence of inexpensive and reproducible substrates is among the major impediments to the accurate implementation and optimal performance of the technique. The development of a low-cost active substrate based on silica–hydroxyapatite through sol–gel synthesis and electrospinning is addressed in the present study. Fibers of 512 ± 199 nm diameter were produced after sintering at 1150 °C on the electrospun mats. The fibers are fixed to an indium tin oxide (ITO) glass base for electrodeposition with 10 and 20 mM AgNO3 at 1.5 and 3.3 V at different time periods. Electrodeposition produced silver nanorods and nanocubes on the fibers. The SERS and SEIRAS activity of each one of the nine supports was tested using pyridine 1 nM, comparing it with the spectrum of pyridine 1 mM. An enhancement factor of 2.01 × 106 for the band at 3335 cm−1 was obtained during a SEIRAS essay for the support doped for 2 min at 3.3 V with 10 mM silver nitrate solution. The highest SERS enhancement factor was 3.46 × 108, for the band at 1567 cm−1 in the substrate doped for 5 min at 1.5 V with silver nitrate solution at 10 mM. After testing both samples with 10−4 M violet crystal solution, no SERS enhancement factor was found, but higher band resolution in the spectra was observed.
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Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectra of Human Serum for Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/app9163256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia worldwide and is characterized by progressive cognitive decline. Along with being incurable and lethal, AD is difficult to diagnose with high levels of accuracy. Blood serum from Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients was analyzed by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) coupled with multivariate statistical analysis. The obtained spectra were compared with spectra from healthy controls (HC) to develop a simple test for AD detection. Serum spectra from AD patients were further compared to spectra from patients with other neurodegenerative dementias (OD). Colloidal silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were used as the SERS-active substrates. Classification experiments involving serum SERS spectra using artificial neural networks (ANNs) achieved a diagnostic sensitivity around 96% for differentiating AD samples from HC samples in a binary model and 98% for differentiating AD, HC, and OD samples in a tertiary model. The results from this proof-of-concept study demonstrate the great potential of SERS blood serum analysis to be developed further into a novel clinical assay for the effective and accurate diagnosis of AD.
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Zou S, Ma L, Li J, Liu Y, Zhao D, Zhang Z. Ag Nanorods-Based Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering: Synthesis, Quantitative Analysis Strategies, and Applications. Front Chem 2019; 7:376. [PMID: 31214564 PMCID: PMC6558050 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) is a powerful technology that provides abundant chemical fingerprint information with advantages of high sensitivity and time-saving. Advancements in SERS substrates fabrication allow Ag nanorods (AgNRs) possess superior sensitivity, high uniformity, and excellent reproducibility. To further promote AgNRs as a promising SERS substrate candidate to a broader application scope, oxides are integrated with AgNRs by virtue of their unique properties which endow the AgNRs-oxide hybrid with high stability and recyclability. Aside from SERS substrates fabrication, significant developments in quantitative analysis strategies offer enormous approaches to minimize influences resulted from variations of measuring conditions and to provide the reasonable data analysis. In this review, we discuss various fabrication approaches for AgNRs and AgNRs-oxide hybrids to achieve efficient SERS platforms. Then, we introduce three types of strategies which are commonly employed in chemical quantitative analysis to reach a reliable result. Further, we highlight SERS applications including food safety, environment safety, biosensing, and vapor sensing, demonstrating the potential of SERS as a powerful and promising technique. Finally, we conclude with the current challenges and future prospects toward efficient SERS manipulations for broader real-world applications.
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- Sumeng Zou
- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Institute for Advanced Materials and Technology, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Functional Material Research, Central Iron and Steel Research Institute, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials (MOE), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Kukushkin VI, Ivanov NM, Novoseltseva AA, Gambaryan AS, Yaminsky IV, Kopylov AM, Zavyalova EG. Highly sensitive detection of influenza virus with SERS aptasensor. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0216247. [PMID: 31022287 PMCID: PMC6483365 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Highly sensitive and rapid technology of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) was applied to create aptasensors for influenza virus detection. SERS achieves 106−109 times signal amplification, yielding excellent sensitivity, whereas aptamers to hemagglutinin provide a specific recognition of the influenza virus. Aptamer RHA0385 was demonstrated to have essentially broad strain-specificity toward both recombinant hemagglutinins and the whole viruses. To achieve high sensitivity, a sandwich of primary aptamers, influenza virus and secondary aptamers was assembled. Primary aptamers were attached to metal particles of a SERS substrate, and influenza viruses were captured and bound with secondary aptamers labelled with Raman-active molecules. The signal was affected by the concentration of both primary and secondary aptamers. The limit of detection was as low as 1 · 10−4 hemagglutination units per probe as tested for the H3N2 virus (A/England/42/72). Aptamer-based sensors provided recognition of various influenza viral strains, including H1, H3, and H5 hemagglutinin subtypes. Therefore, the aptasensors could be applied for fast and low-cost strain-independent determination of influenza viruses.
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- Vladimir I. Kukushkin
- Institute of Solid State Physics RAS, Chernogolovka, Moscow district, Russian Federation
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- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune and Biological Products RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Chemistry Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Sai-Anand G, Sivanesan A, Benzigar MR, Singh G, Gopalan AI, Baskar AV, Ilbeygi H, Ramadass K, Kambala V, Vinu A. Recent Progress on the Sensing of Pathogenic Bacteria Using Advanced Nanostructures. BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN 2019. [DOI: 10.1246/bcsj.20180280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Gopalan Sai-Anand
- Global Innovative Center for Advanced Nanomaterials, Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, New South Wales, Australia
- Future Industries Institute, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and Environment, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and Environment, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
- Metrohm Australia, 56 Buffalo Road, Gladesville, NSW 2111, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and Environment, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Global Innovative Center for Advanced Nanomaterials, Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, New South Wales, Australia
- Future Industries Institute, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and Environment, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Research Institute of Advanced Energy Technology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea
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- Global Innovative Center for Advanced Nanomaterials, Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, New South Wales, Australia
- Future Industries Institute, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and Environment, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and Environment, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Global Innovative Center for Advanced Nanomaterials, Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, New South Wales, Australia
- Future Industries Institute, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and Environment, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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- Hudson Marketing Pty Ltd, Level 2/131 Macquarie St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
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- Global Innovative Center for Advanced Nanomaterials, Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, New South Wales, Australia
- Future Industries Institute, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and Environment, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095, Australia
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Eremina OE, Semenova AA, Sergeeva EA, Brazhe NA, Maksimov GV, Shekhovtsova TN, Goodilin EA, Veselova IA. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in modern chemical analysis: advances and prospects. RUSSIAN CHEMICAL REVIEWS 2018. [DOI: 10.1070/rcr4804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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ISERS Microscopy for Tissue-Based Cancer Diagnostics with SERS Nanotags. CONFOCAL RAMAN MICROSCOPY 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-75380-5_15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Okeil S, Schneider JJ. Controlling surface morphology and sensitivity of granular and porous silver films for surface-enhanced Raman scattering, SERS. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2018; 9:2813-2831. [PMID: 30498654 PMCID: PMC6244324 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.9.263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/30/2018] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The design of efficient substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) for large-scale fabrication at low cost is an important issue in further enhancing the use of SERS for routine chemical analysis. Here, we systematically investigate the effect of different radio frequency (rf) plasmas (argon, hydrogen, nitrogen, air and oxygen plasma) as well as combinations of these plasmas on the surface morphology of thin silver films. It was found that different surface structures and different degrees of surface roughness could be obtained by a systematic variation of the plasma type and condition as well as plasma power and treatment time. The differently roughened silver surfaces act as efficient SERS substrates showing greater enhancement factors compared to as prepared, sputtered, but untreated silver films when using rhodamine B as Raman probe molecule. The obtained roughened silver films were fully characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray photoelectron (XPS and Auger) and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) as well as contact angle measurements. It was found that different morphologies of the roughened Ag films could be obtained under controlled conditions. These silver films show a broad range of tunable SERS enhancement factors ranging from 1.93 × 102 to 2.35 × 105 using rhodamine B as probe molecule. The main factors that control the enhancement are the plasma gas used and the plasma conditions, i.e., pressure, power and treatment time. Altogether this work shows for the first time the effectiveness of a plasma treatment for surface roughening of silver thin films and its profound influence on the interface-controlled SERS enhancement effect. The method can be used for low-cost, large-scale production of SERS substrates.
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- Sherif Okeil
- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 12, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Eduard-Zintl-Institut für Anorganische und Physikalische Chemie, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 12, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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Wan QS, Wang T, Zhang KH. Biomedical optical spectroscopy for the early diagnosis of gastrointestinal neoplasms. Tumour Biol 2017; 39:1010428317717984. [PMID: 28671054 DOI: 10.1177/1010428317717984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Gastrointestinal cancer is a leading contributor to cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. Early diagnosis currently plays a key role in the prognosis of patients with gastrointestinal cancer. Despite the advances in endoscopy over the last decades, missing lesions, undersampling and incorrect sampling in biopsies, as well as invasion still result in a poor diagnostic rate of early gastrointestinal cancers. Accordingly, there is a pressing need to develop non-invasive methods for the early detection of gastrointestinal cancers. Biomedical optical spectroscopy, including infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, diffuse scattering spectroscopy and autofluorescence, is capable of providing structural and chemical information about biological specimens with the advantages of non-destruction, non-invasion and reagent-free and waste-free analysis and has thus been widely investigated for the diagnosis of oesophageal, gastric and colorectal cancers. This review will introduce the advances of biomedical optical spectroscopy techniques, highlight their applications for the early detection of gastrointestinal cancers and discuss their limitations.
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- Qin-Si Wan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Jiangxi Institute of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Jiangxi Institute of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Jiangxi Institute of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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Šubr M, Petr M, Kylián O, Štěpánek J, Veis M, Procházka M. Anisotropic Optical Response of Silver Nanorod Arrays: Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering Polarization and Angular Dependences Confronted with Ellipsometric Parameters. Sci Rep 2017; 7:4293. [PMID: 28655920 PMCID: PMC5487367 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-04565-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Silver nanorod arrays prepared by oblique angle deposition (AgOADs) represent versatile, simple and inexpensive substrates for high sensitivity surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) applications. Their anisotropic nature suggests that their optical responses such as the SERS signal, the depolarization ratio, reflectivity and ellipsometric parameters critically depend on the states of polarization, nanorod angular arrangement and specific illumination-observation geometry. SERS polarization and angular dependences of AgOADs were measured using methylene blue (MB) molecule. Our study constitutes, to our knowledge, the most detailed investigation of such characteristics of plasmonic nanostructures to date. This is due to the 90°-scattering geometry used in which two out of three Euler angles determining the nanorod spatial orientation and four polarization combinations can be varied simultaneously. We attributed the anisotropic optical response to anisotropic (pseudo)refractive index caused by different periodicity of our structures in different directions since the plasmonic properties were found rather isotropic. For the first time we demonstrate very good correspondence between SERS intensities and ellipsometric parameters for all measured configurations as compared on the basis of the surface selection rules. Obtained results enable quantitative analysis of MB Raman tensor elements, indicating that the molecules adsorb predominantly with the symmetry axis perpendicular to the surface.
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- Martin Šubr
- Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Physics, Ke Karlovu 5, 121 16, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Macromolecular Physics, V Holešovičkách 2, 180 00, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Department of Macromolecular Physics, V Holešovičkách 2, 180 00, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Physics, Ke Karlovu 5, 121 16, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Physics, Ke Karlovu 5, 121 16, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Physics, Ke Karlovu 5, 121 16, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Laurentius LB, Owens NA, Park J, Crawford AC, Porter MD. Advantages and limitations of nanoparticle labeling for early diagnosis of infection. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2016; 16:883-95. [DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2016.1205489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- The Nano Institute of Utah, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- The Nano Institute of Utah, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- The Nano Institute of Utah, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- The Nano Institute of Utah, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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De R, Shin YS, Lee CL, Oh MK. Long-Standing Stability of Silver Nanorod Array Substrates Functionalized Using a Series of Thiols for a SERS-Based Sensing Application. APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY 2016; 70:1137-1149. [PMID: 27273976 DOI: 10.1177/0003702816652327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 11/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Silver nanorod (AgNR) array substrates were fabricated using an oblique angle thermal evaporation technique; their long-term stability, surface uniformity and reproducibility, which are primary requirements for their widespread realistic application and commercialization, were assessed using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy. The nanorod surfaces were functionalized using a series of organic thiols, which range from hydrophilic to hydrophobic, to mimic various conditions that often arise during detection of hydrophilic/phobic analytes in a realistic application field. A group of these functionalized substrates was stored in ambient laboratory atmosphere; another in light minimized, moisture-free vacuum; while another was stowed carefully and neatly in water to mimic realistic conditions. The effects of these storing conditions were studied. A surfactant was added to the water to maintain consistent surface wetting in the third group. SERS spectra of nanorod substrates prior to functionalization were also recorded to investigate the effect of adventitious carbonaceous contaminants. A meticulous systematic study on the reproducibility of SERS signals was carried out: spot-to-spot, substrate-to-substrate, batch-to-batch, day-to-day. The relative standard deviation (RSD) shown by the SERS signals acquired from various spots of a single substrate was less than 3%, which is very similar to the only account reported so far, in which RSD is reported as 2%. The wetting behavior of these thiol functionalized AgNR substrates are investigated using static contact angle measurements. The functionalized substrates have exhibited excellent long-standing stability over a period of six months when stored appropriately; hence, they are highly suitable for mass production towards realistic application.
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- Ranjit De
- Advanced Photonics Research Institute (APRI), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea
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- Advanced Photonics Research Institute (APRI), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea
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- Advanced Photonics Research Institute (APRI), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea
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- Advanced Photonics Research Institute (APRI), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea
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Convertino A, Mussi V, Maiolo L. Disordered array of Au covered Silicon nanowires for SERS biosensing combined with electrochemical detection. Sci Rep 2016; 6:25099. [PMID: 27112197 PMCID: PMC4844982 DOI: 10.1038/srep25099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Accepted: 04/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We report on highly disordered array of Au coated silicon nanowires (Au/SiNWs) as surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) probe combined with electrochemical detection for biosensing applications. SiNWs, few microns long, were grown by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition on common microscope slides and covered by Au evaporated film, 150 nm thick. The capability of the resulting composite structure to act as SERS biosensor was studied via the biotin-avidin interaction: the Raman signal obtained from this structure allowed to follow each surface modification step as well as to detect efficiently avidin molecules over a broad range of concentrations from micromolar down to the nanomolar values. The metallic coverage wrapping SiNWs was exploited also to obtain a dual detection of the same bioanalyte by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Indeed, the SERS signal and impedance modifications induced by the biomolecule perturbations on the metalized surface of the NWs were monitored on the very same three-electrode device with the Au/SiNWs acting as both working electrode and SERS probe.
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- Annalisa Convertino
- Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, C.N.R., via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Institute for Complex Systems, C.N.R., via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, C.N.R., via del Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133 Rome, Italy
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Freitag I, Matthäus C, Csaki A, Clement JH, Cialla-May D, Weber K, Krafft C, Popp J. Differentiation of MCF-7 tumor cells from leukocytes and fibroblast cells using epithelial cell adhesion molecule targeted multicore surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy labels. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2015; 20:55002. [PMID: 25938206 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.20.5.055002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/03/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Identification of tumor and normal cells is a promising application of Raman spectroscopy. The throughput of Raman-assisted cell sorting is limited by low sensitivity. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a well-recognized candidate to increase the intensity of Raman signals of cells. First, different strategies are summarized to detect tumor cells using targeted SERS probes. Then, a protocol is described to prepare multicore-SERS-labels (MSLs) by aggregating gold nanoparticles, coating with a reporter molecule and a thin silver shell to further boost enhancement, encapsulating with a stable silica layer, and functionalizing by epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) antibodies. Raman, dark field and fluorescence microscopy proved the specific and nonspecific binding of functionalized and nonfunctionalized MSLs to MCF-7 tumor cells, leukocytes from blood, and nontransformed human foreskin fibroblasts. Raman imaging and dark field microscopy indicated no uptake of MSLs, yet binding to the cellular membrane. Viability tests were performed with living tumor cells to demonstrate the low toxicity of MSL-EpCAM. The SERS signatures were detected from cells with exposure times down to 25 ms at 785-nm laser excitation. The prospects of these MSLs in multiplex assays, for enumeration and sorting of circulating tumor cells in microfluidic chips, are discussed.
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- Isabel Freitag
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Street 9, Jena 07745, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Street 9, Jena 07745, GermanybUniversity of Jena, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Helmholtzweg 4, Jena 07743, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Street 9, Jena 07745, Germany
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- Jena University Hospital, Department of Haematology and Medical Oncology, Erlanger Allee 101, Jena 07747, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Street 9, Jena 07745, GermanybUniversity of Jena, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Helmholtzweg 4, Jena 07743, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Street 9, Jena 07745, GermanybUniversity of Jena, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Helmholtzweg 4, Jena 07743, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Street 9, Jena 07745, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Street 9, Jena 07745, GermanybUniversity of Jena, Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics, Helmholtzweg 4, Jena 07743, Germany
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Eberhardt K, Stiebing C, Matthäus C, Schmitt M, Popp J. Advantages and limitations of Raman spectroscopy for molecular diagnostics: an update. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2015; 15:773-87. [PMID: 25872466 DOI: 10.1586/14737159.2015.1036744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Over the last decade, Raman spectroscopy has gained more and more interest in research as well as in clinical laboratories. As a vibrational spectroscopy technique, it is complementary to the also well-established infrared spectroscopy. Through specific spectral patterns, substances can be identified and molecular changes can be observed with high specificity. Because of a high spatial resolution due to an excitation wavelength in the visible and near-infrared range, Raman spectroscopy combined with microscopy is very powerful for imaging biological samples. Individual cells can be imaged on the subcellular level. In vivo tissue examinations are becoming increasingly important for clinical applications. In this review, we present currently ongoing research in different fields of medical diagnostics involving linear Raman spectroscopy and imaging. We give a wide overview over applications for the detection of atherosclerosis, cancer, inflammatory diseases and pharmacology, with a focus on developments over the past 5 years. Conclusions drawn from Raman spectroscopy are often validated by standard methods, for example, histopathology or PCR. The future potential of Raman spectroscopy and its limitations are discussed in consideration of other non-linear Raman techniques.
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- Katharina Eberhardt
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Peksa V, Jahn M, Štolcová L, Schulz V, Proška J, Procházka M, Weber K, Cialla-May D, Popp J. Quantitative SERS analysis of azorubine (E 122) in sweet drinks. Anal Chem 2015; 87:2840-4. [PMID: 25664564 DOI: 10.1021/ac504254k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Considering both the potential effects on human health and the need for knowledge of food composition, quantitative detection of synthetic dyes in foodstuffs and beverages is an important issue. For the first time, we report a fast quantitative analysis of the food and drink colorant azorubine (E 122) in different types of beverages using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) without any sample preparation. Seven commercially available sweet drinks (including two negative controls) with high levels of complexity (sugar/artificial sweetener, ethanol content, etc.) were tested. Highly uniform Au "film over nanospheres" (FON) substrates together with use of Raman signal from silicon support as internal intensity standard enabled us to quantitatively determine the concentration of azorubine in each drink. SERS spectral analysis provided sufficient sensitivity (0.5-500 mg L(-1)) and determined azorubine concentration closely correlated with those obtained by a standard HPLC technique. The analysis was direct without the need for any pretreatment of the drinks or Au surface. Our SERS approach is a simple and rapid (35 min) prescan method, which can be easily implemented for a field application and for preliminary testing of food samples.
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- Vlastimil Peksa
- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague , Ke Karlovu 5, 121 16 Prague 2, Czech Republic
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Towards SERS based applications in food analytics: Lipophilic sensor layers for the detection of Sudan III in food matrices. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 860:43-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2014] [Revised: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 01/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Hidi IJ, Jahn M, Weber K, Cialla-May D, Popp J. Droplet based microfluidics: spectroscopic characterization of levofloxacin and its SERS detection. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:21236-42. [DOI: 10.1039/c4cp04970e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The determination of the absorption behavior of levofloxacin (levaquin) on the surface of silver nanoparticles and its determination in aqueous solution by droplet based microfluidics combined with surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy.
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- I. J. Hidi
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
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- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
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- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena
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- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena
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- Friedrich Schiller University Jena
- Institute of Physical Chemistry and Abbe Center of Photonics
- 07745 Jena
- Germany
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena
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Schneidewind H, Weber K, Zeisberger M, Hübner U, Dellith A, Cialla-May D, Mattheis R, Popp J. The effect of silver thickness on the enhancement of polymer based SERS substrates. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2014; 25:445203. [PMID: 25319270 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/44/445203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We investigated silver-covered polymer based nanogratings as substrates for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), in particular with respect to the thickness of the plasmonically active silver film. In order to obtain accurate geometrical input data for the simulation process, we inspected cross sections of the gratings prepared by breaking at cryogenic temperature. We noticed a strong dependence of the simulation results on geometrical variations of the structures. Measurements revealed that an increasing silver film thickness on top of the nanogratings leads to a blue shift of the plasmonic resonance, as predicted by numerical simulations, as well as to an increased field enhancement for an excitation at 488 nm. We found a clear deviation of the experimental data compared to the simulated results for very thin silver films due to an island-like growth at a silver thickness below 20 nm. In order to investigate the SERS activity. we carried out measurements with crystal violet as a model analyte at an excitation wavelength of 488 nm. The SERS enhancement increases up to a silver thickness of about 30 nm, whereas it remains nearly constant for thicker silver films.
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- H Schneidewind
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Laser hybrid micro/nano-structuring of Si surfaces in air and its applications for SERS detection. Sci Rep 2014; 4:6657. [PMID: 25324167 PMCID: PMC4200404 DOI: 10.1038/srep06657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2014] [Accepted: 09/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has been widely investigated as an effective technique for low-concentration bio-chemical molecules detection. A rapid two-step approach to fabricate SERS substrates with high controllability in ambient air is developed. Dynamic laser ablation directly creates microgroove on the Si substrate. Meanwhile, nanoparticles are synthesized via the nucleation of laser induced plasma species and the air molecules. It configures the Si surface into four different regions decorated with nanoparticles at different sizes. With Ag film coating, these nanoparticles function as hotspots for SERS. Microsquare arrays are fabricated on the Si surface as large-area SERS substrates by the laser ablation in horizontal and vertical directions. In each microsquare, it exhibits quasi-3D structures with randomly arranged and different shaped nanoparticles aggregated in more than one layer. With Ag film deposition, uniform SERS signals are obtained by detecting the 4-methylbenzenethiol molecules. The SERS signal intensity is determined by the size and shape distributions of the nanoparticles, which depend on the laser processing parameters. With the optimal laser fluence, the SERS signals show a uniform enhancement factor up to 5.5 × 10(6). This provides a high-speed and low-cost method to produce SERS substrates over a large area.
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Piotrowski P, Wrzosek B, Królikowska A, Bukowska J. A SERS-based pH sensor utilizing 3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole functionalized Ag nanoparticles. Analyst 2014; 139:1101-11. [PMID: 24409451 DOI: 10.1039/c3an01197f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We report the first use of 3-amino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole (AMT) to construct a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) based pH nano- and microsensor, utilizing silver nanoparticles. We optimize the procedure of homogenous attachment of colloidal silver to micrometer-sized silica beads via an aminosilane linker. Such micro-carriers are potential optically trappable SERS microprobes. It is demonstrated that the SERS spectrum of AMT is strongly dependent on the pH of the surroundings, as the transformation between two different adsorption modes, upright (A form) and lying flat (B form) orientation, is provoked by pH variation. The possibility of tuning the nanosensor working range by changing the concentration of AMT in the surrounding solution is demonstrated. A strong correlation between the pH response of the nanosensor and the AMT concentration in solution is found to be controlled by the interactions between the surface and solution molecules. In the absence of the AMT monomer, the performance of both the nano- and microsensor is shifted substantially to the strongly acidic pH range, from 1.5 to 2.5 and from 1.0 to 2.0, respectively, which is quite unique even for SERS-based sensors.
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- Piotr Piotrowski
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Pasteur Street 1, 02-093 Warsaw, Poland.
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Rivera-Betancourt OE, Karls R, Grosse-Siestrup B, Helms S, Quinn F, Dluhy RA. Identification of mycobacteria based on spectroscopic analyses of mycolic acid profiles. Analyst 2014; 138:6774-85. [PMID: 24071725 DOI: 10.1039/c3an01157g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This report examines lipophilic extracts containing mycolic acids isolated from tuberculosis (MTB) and non-tuberculosis (NTM) mycobacterial strains using chromatography, mass spectrometry (MS), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and Raman spectroscopy. Gas chromatography-MS was used to identify major fatty acid mycolate components, while proton NMR confirmed the presence of characteristic cis- and trans-cyclopropane rings within different mycolic acid sub-types. Surface-enhanced Raman (SERS) spectra were obtained from the mycolic acids extracted from the bacterial cell envelopes of the MTB or NTM mycobacterial species. The Raman spectral profiles were used to develop a classification method based on chemometrics for identification of the mycobacterial species. Multivariate statistical analysis methods, including principal component analysis (PCA), hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) of the SERS spectra enabled differentiation of NTM mycobacteria from one another with 100% accuracy. These methods are also sensitive enough to differentiate clinically-isolated MTB strains that differed only by the presence or absence of a single extracytoplasmic sigma factor with 83-100% sensitivity and 80-100% specificity. The current work is the first report on discrimination of mycobacteria strains based on the SERS spectra of the constituent mycolic acids in lipophilic extracts. These results suggest that SERS can be used as an accurate and sensitive method for species and strain discrimination in mycobacteria.
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Negri P, Choi JY, Jones C, Tompkins SM, Tripp R, Dluhy RA. Identification of virulence determinants in influenza viruses. Anal Chem 2014; 86:6911-7. [PMID: 24937567 PMCID: PMC4116746 DOI: 10.1021/ac500659f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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To date there is no rapid method to screen for highly pathogenic avian influenza strains that may be indicators of future pandemics. We report here the first development of an oligonucleotide-based spectroscopic assay to rapidly and sensitively detect a N66S mutation in the gene coding for the PB1-F2 protein associated with increased virulence in highly pathogenic pandemic influenza viruses. 5'-Thiolated ssDNA oligonucleotides were employed as probes to capture RNA isolated from six influenza viruses, three having N66S mutations, two without the N66S mutation, and one deletion mutant not encoding the PB1-F2 protein. Hybridization was detected without amplification or labeling using the intrinsic surfaced-enhanced Raman spectrum of the DNA-RNA complex. Multivariate analysis identified target RNA binding from noncomplementary sequences with 100% sensitivity, 100% selectivity, and 100% correct classification in the test data set. These results establish that optical-based diagnostic methods are able to directly identify diagnostic indicators of virulence linked to highly pathogenic pandemic influenza viruses without amplification or labeling.
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- Pierre Negri
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 United States
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- Department
of Infectious Disease, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 United States
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- Department
of Infectious Disease, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 United States
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A. Tripp
- Department
of Infectious Disease, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 United States
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Rivera-Betancourt OE, Sheppard ES, Krause DC, Dluhy RA. Layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte encapsulation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae for enhanced Raman detection. Analyst 2014; 139:4287-95. [PMID: 25017005 DOI: 10.1039/c4an00596a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a major cause of respiratory disease in humans and accounts for as much as 20% of all community-acquired pneumonia. Existing mycoplasma diagnosis is primarily limited by the poor success rate at culturing the bacteria from clinical samples. There is a critical need to develop a new platform for mycoplasma detection that has high sensitivity, specificity, and expediency. Here we report the layer-by-layer (LBL) encapsulation of M. pneumoniae cells with Ag nanoparticles in a matrix of the polyelectrolytes poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) and poly(styrene sulfonate) (PSS). We evaluated nanoparticle encapsulated mycoplasma cells as a platform for the differentiation of M. pneumoniae strains using surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) combined with multivariate statistical analysis. Three separate M. pneumoniae strains (M129, FH and II-3) were studied. Scanning electron microscopy and fluorescence imaging showed that the Ag nanoparticles were incorporated between the oppositely charged polyelectrolyte layers. SERS spectra showed that LBL encapsulation provides excellent spectral reproducibility. Multivariate statistical analysis of the Raman spectra differentiated the three M. pneumoniae strains with 97-100% specificity and sensitivity, and low (0.1-0.4) root mean square error. These results indicated that nanoparticle and polyelectrolyte encapsulation of M. pneumoniae is a potentially powerful platform for rapid and sensitive SERS-based bacterial identification.
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Juluri RR, Rath A, Ghosh A, Bhukta A, Sathyavathi R, Rao DN, Müller K, Schowalter M, Frank K, Grieb T, Krause F, Rosenauer A, Satyam PV. Coherently embedded Ag nanostructures in Si: 3D imaging and their application to SERS. Sci Rep 2014; 4:4633. [PMID: 24717601 PMCID: PMC3982172 DOI: 10.1038/srep04633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 03/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has been established as a powerful tool to detect very low-concentration bio-molecules. One of the challenging problems is to have reliable and robust SERS substrate. Here, we report on a simple method to grow coherently embedded (endotaxial) silver nanostructures in silicon substrates, analyze their three-dimensional shape by scanning transmission electron microscopy tomography and demonstrate their use as a highly reproducible and stable substrate for SERS measurements. Bi-layers consisting of Ag and GeOx thin films were grown on native oxide covered silicon substrate using a physical vapor deposition method. Followed by annealing at 800°C under ambient conditions, this resulted in the formation of endotaxial Ag nanostructures of specific shape depending upon the substrate orientation. These structures are utilized for detection of Crystal Violet molecules of 5 × 10−10 M concentrations. These are expected to be one of the highly robust, reusable and novel substrates for single molecule detection.
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- R R Juluri
- Institute of Physics, Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751005, India
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- 1] Institute of Physics, Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751005, India [2]
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- Institute of Physics, Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751005, India
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- Institute of Physics, Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751005, India
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- School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad - 500 046, India
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- School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad - 500 046, India
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Bremen, Otto-Hahn-Allee 1, 28359 Bremen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751005, India
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Khlebtsov BN, Khanadeev VA, Khlebtsov NG. Extinction and extra-high depolarized light scattering spectra of gold nanorods with improved purity and dimension tunability: direct and inverse problems. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2014; 16:5710-22. [PMID: 24522336 DOI: 10.1039/c3cp55414g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The experimental depolarized light scattering ratio IVH/IVV of plasmonic nanorods is strongly decreased by a co-polarized contribution from impurity particles inevitably presented in suspensions fabricated by common seed-mediated methods with a single surfactant [typically, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)]. We used a binary NaOL (sodium oleate) + CTAB surfactant method (Ye et al., Nano Lett., 2013, 13, 555) to dramatically decrease the percentage of impurity particles in suspensions of as-prepared and overgrown nanorods without any separation procedures. The as-prepared nanorods demonstrated a very high ratio of longitudinal to transversal plasmonic maxima (of about 7) and an unprecedented, extra-high depolarized light scattering ratio IVH/IVV (of about 60%). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first experimental demonstration of the depolarized light scattering ratio approaching the theoretical limit of 75%. The NaOL + CTAB growing solution was also used to increase the nanorod diameters and lengths by a controllable overgrowing process. Statistical TEM data for as-prepared and overgrown nanorods were used to solve a direct problem, i.e. for T-matrix simulation of the extinction and depolarized light scattering spectra. To solve an inverse problem, with the extinction peak wavelength and full width at half-maximum (FWHM) as the input parameters, we obtained calibration plots to quantify the aspect ratio distribution in terms of a simple two-parametric log-normal model. Simultaneous fitting of the T-matrix calculations of extinction and depolarized light scattering spectra to the experimental data enabled us to retrieve the aspect ratio distribution and the percentage of impurity particles, in excellent agreement with statistical estimations based on transmission electron microscopy images.
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- Boris N Khlebtsov
- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Prospekt Entuziastov, Saratov 410049, Russia.
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Wei X, Jie D, Cuello JJ, Johnson DJ, Qiu Z, He Y. Microalgal detection by Raman microspectroscopy. Trends Analyt Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2013.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Pahlow S, Kloß S, Blättel V, Kirsch K, Hübner U, Cialla D, Rösch P, Weber K, Popp J. Isolation and enrichment of pathogens with a surface-modified aluminium chip for Raman spectroscopic applications. Chemphyschem 2013; 14:3600-5. [PMID: 23943577 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201300543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2013] [Revised: 07/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We developed a Raman-compatible chip for isolating microorganisms from complex media. The isolation of bacteria is achieved by using antibodies as capture molecules. Due to the very specific interaction with the targets, this approach is promising for isolation of bacteria even from complex matrices such as body fluids. Our choice of capture molecules also enabled the investigation of samples containing yet unidentified bacteria, as the antibodies can capture a large variety of bacteria based on their analogue cell wall surface structures. The capability of our system is demonstrated for a broad range of different Gram-positive and Gram-negative germs. Subsequent identification is done by recording Raman spectra of the bacteria. Further, it is shown that classification with chemometric methods is possible.
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- Susanne Pahlow
- Spectroscopy and Imaging, Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena (Germany), Fax: (+49) (0)3641 206 399; Institute of Physical Chemistry, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Helmholtzweg 4, 07743 Jena (Germany)
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Wei W, Chen K, Ge G. Strongly coupled nanorod vertical arrays for plasmonic sensing. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2013; 25:3863-3868. [PMID: 24048972 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201301181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2013] [Revised: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Due to their unique optical properties and facile processability, nanorods of noble metals are promising for highly effective nanoscale optical devices. Specifically, the local electric field enhancement brought about by plasmon coupling between nanorods in an array configuration shows great potential for optical sensing. Recent results demonstrate that vertical arrays of noble metal nanorods, used as substrates for surface enhanced Raman scattering, can achieve the sensitivity levels required for presymptomatic detection. Meanwhile, advancements in controlled fabrication methods can provide nanorod arrays with well-defined structures and properties, which lays the foundation for highly sensitive and reliable sensing. This research news focuses on this rapidly developing field by introducing the mechanisms, characteristics, and preparation methods of nanorod arrays used in plasmonic sensing, along with a perspective for future development and technical requirements.
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- Wenbo Wei
- National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing 100190, PR China
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Tsvetkov MY, Khlebtsov BN, Khanadeev VA, Bagratashvili VN, Timashev PS, Samoylovich MI, Khlebtsov NG. SERS substrates formed by gold nanorods deposited on colloidal silica films. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2013; 8:250. [PMID: 23697339 PMCID: PMC3664605 DOI: 10.1186/1556-276x-8-250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We describe a new approach to the fabrication of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates using gold nanorod (GNR) nanopowders to prepare concentrated GNR sols, followed by their deposition on an opal-like photonic crystal (OPC) film formed on a silicon wafer. For comparative experiments, we also prepared GNR assemblies on plain silicon wafers. GNR-OPC substrates combine the increased specific surface, owing to the multilayer silicon nanosphere structure, and various spatial GNR configurations, including those with possible plasmonic hot spots. We demonstrate here the existence of the optimal OPC thickness and GNR deposition density for the maximal SERS effect. All other things being equal, the analytical integral SERS enhancement of the GNR-OPC substrates is higher than that of the thick, randomly oriented GNR assemblies on plain silicon wafers. Several ways to further optimize the strategy suggested are discussed.
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- Mikhail Yu Tsvetkov
- Institute of Laser and Information Technologies, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2 Pionerskaya Ulitsa, Moscow, Troitsk 142190, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Prospekt Entuziastov, Saratov 410049, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Prospekt Entuziastov, Saratov 410049, Russia
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- Institute of Laser and Information Technologies, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2 Pionerskaya Ulitsa, Moscow, Troitsk 142190, Russia
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- Institute of Laser and Information Technologies, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2 Pionerskaya Ulitsa, Moscow, Troitsk 142190, Russia
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- Central Research Technological Institute “TECHNOMASH”, 4, I. Franko Ulitsa, Moscow 121108, Russia
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, 13 Prospekt Entuziastov, Saratov 410049, Russia
- Saratov State University, 83 Astrakhanskaya Ulitsa, Saratov 410012, Russia
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