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Sultangaziyev A, Ilyas A, Dyussupova A, Bukasov R. Trends in Application of SERS Substrates beyond Ag and Au, and Their Role in Bioanalysis. BIOSENSORS 2022; 12:bios12110967. [PMID: 36354477 PMCID: PMC9688019 DOI: 10.3390/bios12110967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This article compares the applications of traditional gold and silver-based SERS substrates and less conventional (Pd/Pt, Cu, Al, Si-based) SERS substrates, focusing on sensing, biosensing, and clinical analysis. In recent decades plethora of new biosensing and clinical SERS applications have fueled the search for more cost-effective, scalable, and stable substrates since traditional gold and silver-based substrates are quite expensive, prone to corrosion, contamination and non-specific binding, particularly by S-containing compounds. Following that, we briefly described our experimental experience with Si and Al-based SERS substrates and systematically analyzed the literature on SERS on substrate materials such as Pd/Pt, Cu, Al, and Si. We tabulated and discussed figures of merit such as enhancement factor (EF) and limit of detection (LOD) from analytical applications of these substrates. The results of the comparison showed that Pd/Pt substrates are not practical due to their high cost; Cu-based substrates are less stable and produce lower signal enhancement. Si and Al-based substrates showed promising results, particularly in combination with gold and silver nanostructures since they could produce comparable EFs and LODs as conventional substrates. In addition, their stability and relatively low cost make them viable alternatives for gold and silver-based substrates. Finally, this review highlighted and compared the clinical performance of non-traditional SERS substrates and traditional gold and silver SERS substrates. We discovered that if we take the average sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of clinical SERS assays reported in the literature, those parameters, particularly accuracy (93-94%), are similar for SERS bioassays on AgNP@Al, Si-based, Au-based, and Ag-based substrates. We hope that this review will encourage research into SERS biosensing on aluminum, silicon, and some other substrates. These Al and Si based substrates may respond efficiently to the major challenges to the SERS practical application. For instance, they may be not only less expensive, e.g., Al foil, but also in some cases more selective and sometimes more reproducible, when compared to gold-only or silver-only based SERS substrates. Overall, it may result in a greater diversity of applicable SERS substrates, allowing for better optimization and selection of the SERS substrate for a specific sensing/biosensing or clinical application.
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Su Z, Li T, Wu D, Wu Y, Li G. Recent Progress on Single-Molecule Detection Technologies for Food Safety. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:458-469. [PMID: 34985271 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c06808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Rapid and sensitive detection technologies for food contaminants play vital roles in food safety. Due to the complexity of the food matrix and the trace amount distribution, traditional methods often suffer from unsatisfying accuracy, sensitivity, or specificity. In past decades, single-molecule detection (SMD) has emerged as a way to realize the rapid and ultrasensitive measurement with low sample consumption, showing a great potential in food contaminants detection. For instance, based on the nanopore technique, simple and effective methods for single-molecule analysis of food contaminants have been developed. To our knowledge, there has been a rare review that focuses on SMD techniques for food safety. The present review attempts to cover some typical SMD methods in food safety, including electrochemistry, optical spectrum, and atom force microscopy. Then, recent applications of these techniques for detecting food contaminants such as biotoxins, pesticides, heavy metals, and illegal additives are reviewed. Finally, existing research challenges and future trends of SMD in food safety are also tentatively proposed.
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- Zhuoqun Su
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DL, United Kingdom
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, Food Safety Research Unit (2019RU014) of Chinese Academy of Medical Science, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment, Beijing 100021, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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Nanoribbon-Based Electronic Detection of a Glioma-Associated Circular miRNA. BIOSENSORS-BASEL 2021; 11:bios11070237. [PMID: 34356707 PMCID: PMC8301916 DOI: 10.3390/bios11070237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Nanoribbon chips, based on “silicon-on-insulator” structures (SOI-NR chips), have been fabricated. These SOI-NR chips, whose surface was sensitized with covalently immobilized oligonucleotide molecular probes (oDNA probes), have been employed for the nanoribbon biosensor-based detection of a circular ribonucleic acid (circRNA) molecular marker of glioma in humans. The nucleotide sequence of the oDNA probes was complimentary to the sequence of the target oDNA. The latter represents a synthetic analogue of a glioma marker—NFIX circular RNA. In this way, the detection of target oDNA molecules in a pure buffer has been performed. The lowest concentration of the target biomolecules, detectable in our experiments, was of the order of ~10−17 M. The SOI-NR sensor chips proposed herein have allowed us to reveal an elevated level of the NFIX circular RNA in the blood of a glioma patient.
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Ivanov YD, Malsagova KA, Popov VP, Kupriyanov IN, Pleshakova TO, Galiullin RA, Ziborov VS, Dolgoborodov AY, Petrov OF, Miakonkikh AV, Rudenko KV, Glukhov AV, Smirnov AY, Usachev DY, Gadzhieva OA, Bashiryan BA, Shimansky VN, Enikeev DV, Potoldykova NV, Archakov AI. Micro-Raman Characterization of Structural Features of High-k Stack Layer of SOI Nanowire Chip, Designed to Detect Circular RNA Associated with the Development of Glioma. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26123715. [PMID: 34207029 PMCID: PMC8234461 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26123715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The application of micro-Raman spectroscopy was used for characterization of structural features of the high-k stack (h-k) layer of "silicon-on-insulator" (SOI) nanowire (NW) chip (h-k-SOI-NW chip), including Al2O3 and HfO2 in various combinations after heat treatment from 425 to 1000 °C. After that, the NW structures h-k-SOI-NW chip was created using gas plasma etching optical lithography. The stability of the signals from the monocrine phase of HfO2 was shown. Significant differences were found in the elastic stresses of the silicon layers for very thick (>200 nm) Al2O3 layers. In the UV spectra of SOI layers of a silicon substrate with HfO2, shoulders in the Raman spectrum were observed at 480-490 cm-1 of single-phonon scattering. The h-k-SOI-NW chip created in this way has been used for the detection of DNA-oligonucleotide sequences (oDNA), that became a synthetic analog of circular RNA-circ-SHKBP1 associated with the development of glioma at a concentration of 1.1 × 10-16 M. The possibility of using such h-k-SOI NW chips for the detection of circ-SHKBP1 in blood plasma of patients diagnosed with neoplasm of uncertain nature of the brain and central nervous system was shown.
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- Yuri D. Ivanov
- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (Y.D.I.); (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.)
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (Y.D.I.); (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +7-(499)-246-37-61
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Experimental Mineralogy and Crystallogenesis, Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (Y.D.I.); (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.)
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (Y.D.I.); (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.)
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (Y.D.I.); (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.)
- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of Russian Academy of Sciences, 125412 Moscow, Russia; (A.Y.D.); (O.F.P.)
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- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of Russian Academy of Sciences, 125412 Moscow, Russia; (A.Y.D.); (O.F.P.)
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- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of Russian Academy of Sciences, 125412 Moscow, Russia; (A.Y.D.); (O.F.P.)
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- K. A. Valiev Institute of Physics and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 117218 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.M.); (K.V.R.)
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- K. A. Valiev Institute of Physics and Technology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 117218 Moscow, Russia; (A.V.M.); (K.V.R.)
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- JSC Novosibirsk Plant of Semiconductor Devices with OKB, 630082 Novosibirsk, Russia;
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution “N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125047 Moscow, Russia; (D.Y.U.); (O.A.G.); (B.A.B.); (V.N.S.)
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution “N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125047 Moscow, Russia; (D.Y.U.); (O.A.G.); (B.A.B.); (V.N.S.)
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution “N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125047 Moscow, Russia; (D.Y.U.); (O.A.G.); (B.A.B.); (V.N.S.)
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution “N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125047 Moscow, Russia; (D.Y.U.); (O.A.G.); (B.A.B.); (V.N.S.)
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- Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, 119992 Moscow, Russia; (D.V.E.); (N.V.P.)
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- Institute for Urology and Reproductive Health, Sechenov University, 119992 Moscow, Russia; (D.V.E.); (N.V.P.)
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (Y.D.I.); (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.)
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Ivanov YD, Romanova TS, Malsagova KA, Pleshakova TO, Archakov AI. Use of Silicon Nanowire Sensors for Early Cancer Diagnosis. Molecules 2021; 26:3734. [PMID: 34207397 PMCID: PMC8234636 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26123734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The review covers some research conducted in the field of medical and biomedical application of devices based on silicon sensor elements (Si-NW-sensors). The use of Si-NW-sensors is one of the key methods used in a whole range of healthcare fields. Their biomedical use is among the most important ones as they offer opportunities for early diagnosis of oncological pathologies, for monitoring the prescribed therapy and for improving the people's quality of life.
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- Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (Y.D.I.); (T.S.R.); (T.O.P.); (A.I.A.)
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Malsagova KA, Popov VP, Kupriyanov IN, Pleshakova TO, Galiullin RA, Kozlov AF, Shumov ID, Larionov DI, Tikhonenko FV, Kapustina SI, Ziborov VS, Petrov OF, Gadzhieva OA, Bashiryan BA, Shimansky VN, Archakov AI, Ivanov YD. Raman Spectroscopy-Based Quality Control of "Silicon-On-Insulator" Nanowire Chips for the Detection of Brain Cancer-Associated MicroRNA in Plasma. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 21:1333. [PMID: 33668578 PMCID: PMC7918486 DOI: 10.3390/s21041333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Application of micro-Raman spectroscopy for the monitoring of quality of nanowire sensor chips fabrication has been demonstrated. Nanowire chips have been fabricated on the basis of «silicon-on-insulator» (SOI) structures (SOI-NW chips). The fabrication of SOI-NW chips was performed by optical litography with gas-phase etching. The so-fabricated SOI-NW chips are intended for highly sensitive detection of brain cancer biomarkers in humans. In our present study, two series of experiments have been conducted. In the first experimental series, detection of a synthetic DNA oligonucleotide (oDNA) analogue of brain cancer-associated microRNA miRNA-363 in purified buffer solution has been performed in order to demonstrate the high detection sensitivity. The second experimental series has been performed in order to reveal miRNA-363 itself in real human plasma samples. To provide detection biospecificity, the SOI-NW chip surface was modified by covalent immobilization of probe oligonucleotides (oDNA probes) complementary to the target biomolecules. Using the SOI-NW sensor chips proposed herein, the concentration detection limit of the target biomolecules at the level of 3.3 × 10-17 M has been demonstrated. Thus, the approach employing the SOI-NW chips proposed herein represents an attractive tool in biomedical practice, aimed at the early revelation of oncological diseases in humans.
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- Kristina A. Malsagova
- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (A.F.K.); (I.D.S.); (D.I.L.); (S.I.K.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.); (Y.D.I.)
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (V.P.P.); (F.V.T.)
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- Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia;
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (A.F.K.); (I.D.S.); (D.I.L.); (S.I.K.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.); (Y.D.I.)
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (A.F.K.); (I.D.S.); (D.I.L.); (S.I.K.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.); (Y.D.I.)
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (A.F.K.); (I.D.S.); (D.I.L.); (S.I.K.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.); (Y.D.I.)
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (A.F.K.); (I.D.S.); (D.I.L.); (S.I.K.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.); (Y.D.I.)
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (A.F.K.); (I.D.S.); (D.I.L.); (S.I.K.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.); (Y.D.I.)
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- Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (V.P.P.); (F.V.T.)
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (A.F.K.); (I.D.S.); (D.I.L.); (S.I.K.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.); (Y.D.I.)
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (A.F.K.); (I.D.S.); (D.I.L.); (S.I.K.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.); (Y.D.I.)
- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of Russian Academy of Sciences, 125412 Moscow, Russia;
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- Joint Institute for High Temperatures of Russian Academy of Sciences, 125412 Moscow, Russia;
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution “N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125047 Moscow, Russia; (O.A.G.); (B.A.B.); (V.N.S.)
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution “N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125047 Moscow, Russia; (O.A.G.); (B.A.B.); (V.N.S.)
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- Federal State Autonomous Institution “N. N. Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 125047 Moscow, Russia; (O.A.G.); (B.A.B.); (V.N.S.)
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (A.F.K.); (I.D.S.); (D.I.L.); (S.I.K.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.); (Y.D.I.)
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- Laboratory of Nanobiotechnology, Institute of Biomedical Chemistry, 119121 Moscow, Russia; (T.O.P.); (R.A.G.); (A.F.K.); (I.D.S.); (D.I.L.); (S.I.K.); (V.S.Z.); (A.I.A.); (Y.D.I.)
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Wu HC, Chen TC, Tsai HJ, Chen CS. Au Nanoparticles Deposited on Magnetic Carbon Nanofibers as the Ultrahigh Sensitive Substrate for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering: Detections of Rhodamine 6G and Aromatic Amino Acids. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2018; 34:14158-14168. [PMID: 30380878 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b02488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a unique spectroscopy that can offer high-sensitive detection for many molecules. Herein, the Au particles deposited on carbon nanofiber-encapsulated magnetic Ni nanoparticles (NPs) (Ni@CNFs@Au) have been successfully synthesized for SERS measurements. The Ni@CNFs@Au substrates have the advantages of a high SERS sensitivity and good magnetic response. The Ni@CNFs could be directly obtained from CO2 hydrogenation on a Ni catalyst, which has been characterized as having rich carboxylic acid groups, graphitic structures, and a high surface area. The Ni@CNFs surface could effectively increase the density of hotspots during Au NP aggregation and influence the morphology of the Au nanostructures. The spherical shape, oval shape, and coral-like Au nanostructures were prepared on Ni@CNFs with various Au concentrations. Brunauer-Emmett-Teller, zeta potential, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements were used to characterize the Ni@CNFs@Au samples. The Au NPs deposited on the Ni@CNFs presented a suitable oval shape, and an average size of ∼30-40 nm. The size allowed surprisingly ultrasensitive SERS detection of rhodamine 6G (R6G) with a resolution of approximately a single molecule under an excitation wavelength of 532 nm. Using 785 nm excitation, a low R6G concentration of ∼1 × 10-14 M was detected. Moreover, the Ni@CNFs@Au substrates could be rapidly magnetically separated after adsorption. Phenylalanine and tyrosine amino acids, which are associated with the liver disease, were examined using SERS with the Ni@CNFs@Au substrate. Ultralow concentrations of ∼1 × 10-11 M for phenylalanine and ∼1 × 10-13 M for tyrosine were clearly measured. The Ni@CNFs@Au substrates exhibited applicability as excellent SERS detection platforms that combine high-sensitivity and rapid magnetic separation for various adsorption molecules.
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- Hung-Chi Wu
- Center for General Education , Chang Gung University , 259, Wen-Hua 1st Rd. , Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33302 , Taiwan , Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou , 5, Fusing Street , Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33302 , Taiwan , Republic of China
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- Center for General Education , Chang Gung University , 259, Wen-Hua 1st Rd. , Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33302 , Taiwan , Republic of China
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- Center for General Education , Chang Gung University , 259, Wen-Hua 1st Rd. , Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33302 , Taiwan , Republic of China
- Department of Pathology , Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou , 5, Fusing Street , Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33302 , Taiwan , Republic of China
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Nayak DR, Bhat N, Umapathy S. Hydrophobic mediated growth of galvanic-nanobuds from germanium nanowires for a highly tunable SERS substrate. NEW J CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj05106b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A SERS substrate is fabricated through a scalable process exhibiting suitable hotspot distribution, shelf life, tunability, and biological applications.
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- Deepak Ranjan Nayak
- Centre for Nano Science and Engineering
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore
- India
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- Centre for Nano Science and Engineering
- Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore
- India
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- Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science
- Bangalore
- India
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research
- Bhopal
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Zhang B, Jie J, Zhang X, Ou X, Zhang X. Large-Scale Fabrication of Silicon Nanowires for Solar Energy Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:34527-34543. [PMID: 28921947 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b06620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The development of silicon (Si) materials during past decades has boosted up the prosperity of the modern semiconductor industry. In comparison with the bulk-Si materials, Si nanowires (SiNWs) possess superior structural, optical, and electrical properties and have attracted increasing attention in solar energy applications. To achieve the practical applications of SiNWs, both large-scale synthesis of SiNWs at low cost and rational design of energy conversion devices with high efficiency are the prerequisite. This review focuses on the recent progresses in large-scale production of SiNWs, as well as the construction of high-efficiency SiNW-based solar energy conversion devices, including photovoltaic devices and photo-electrochemical cells. Finally, the outlook and challenges in this emerging field are presented.
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- Bingchang Zhang
- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University , Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University , Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University , Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University , Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials & Devices, Soochow University , Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, People's Republic of China
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Li Y, Dykes J, Gilliam T, Chopra N. A new heterostructured SERS substrate: free-standing silicon nanowires decorated with graphene-encapsulated gold nanoparticles. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:5263-5272. [PMID: 28397912 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr09896g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Heterostructures of one-dimensional nanowire supported graphene/plasmonic nanoparticles are promising for future SERS-based chemical sensors. In this paper, we report a novel heterostructured SERS substrate composed of free-standing Si nanowires and surface-decorating Au/graphene nanoparticles. We successfully developed a unique CVD approach for the cost-effective and large-scale growth of free-standing Si nanowires. Au nanoparticles were decorated on the Si nanowires using a galvanic deposition - an annealing approach. This was followed by the selective growth of a multilayer graphene shell on the Au nanoparticles via a xylene-based CVD approach. Discrete dipole approximation simulation was used to understand the plasmonic properties of these Si nanowire-based heterostructures. The results indicate that the incorporation of Au nanoparticles and graphene on Si nanowires has a significant influence on their light absorption and scattering properties. Meanwhile, a strong surface plasmon coupling was observed at the interface regions of different materials (e.g., Si/Au, Au/graphene), introducing multiple co-enhanced "hot spots" on the heterostructures. We found that our new heterostructures have a combined effect of an electromagnetic mechanism and a chemical mechanism for SERS and demonstrate an enhancement factor of 106-107.
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- Yuan Li
- Department of Mathematics Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (MTE), Center for Materials for Information Technology (MINT), Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA.
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- Ivano Alessandri
- INSTM
and Chemistry for Technologies Laboratory, University of Brescia, Brescia 25123, Italy
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- Department
of Chemistry, The City College of New York, New York 10031, United States
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Exact comprehensive equations for the photon management properties of silicon nanowire. Sci Rep 2016; 6:24847. [PMID: 27103087 PMCID: PMC4840328 DOI: 10.1038/srep24847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Unique photon management (PM) properties of silicon nanowire (SiNW) make it an attractive building block for a host of nanowire photonic devices including photodetectors, chemical and gas sensors, waveguides, optical switches, solar cells, and lasers. However, the lack of efficient equations for the quantitative estimation of the SiNW’s PM properties limits the rational design of such devices. Herein, we establish comprehensive equations to evaluate several important performance features for the PM properties of SiNW, based on theoretical simulations. Firstly, the relationships between the resonant wavelengths (RW), where SiNW can harvest light most effectively, and the size of SiNW are formulized. Then, equations for the light-harvesting efficiency at RW, which determines the single-frequency performance limit of SiNW-based photonic devices, are established. Finally, equations for the light-harvesting efficiency of SiNW in full-spectrum, which are of great significance in photovoltaics, are established. Furthermore, using these equations, we have derived four extra formulas to estimate the optimal size of SiNW in light-harvesting. These equations can reproduce majority of the reported experimental and theoretical results with only ~5% error deviations. Our study fills up a gap in quantitatively predicting the SiNW’s PM properties, which will contribute significantly to its practical applications.
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Seo D, Lee J, Kim SW, Kim I, Na J, Hong MH, Choi HJ. Structural modulation of silicon nanowires by combining a high gas flow rate with metal catalysts. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2015; 10:190. [PMID: 26034411 PMCID: PMC4447726 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-015-0893-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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UNLABELLED We grew silicon nanowires (SiNWs) by a vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) mechanism using metal catalysts of gold (Au), titanium (Ti), manganese (Mn), and iron (Fe) under a high flow rate of hydrogen (H2). This combination of catalyst types and high gas flow rate revealed the potential for growing various SiNWs, including kinked SiNWs (with Au), ultra-thin SiNWs having diameters about 5 nm (with Ti), rough-surfaced SiNWs (with Mn), and ribbon-shaped SiNWs tens of microns in width (with Fe). The high flow rate of gas affects the VLS mechanism differently for each combination; for example, it induces an unstable solid-liquid interfaces (with Au), active etching of the catalyst (with Ti), sidewall deposition by a vapor-solid (VS) mechanism, and an asymmetric precipitation of Si in the catalyst (with Fe). Our combinatorial approach may provide a new path for the structural modulation of SiNWs via the VLS mechanism. PACS 80; 81; 82.
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- Dongjea Seo
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749 Korea
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Nanoparticle properties and synthesis effects on surface-enhanced Raman scattering enhancement factor: an introduction. ScientificWorldJournal 2015; 2015:124582. [PMID: 25884017 PMCID: PMC4390178 DOI: 10.1155/2015/124582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Revised: 11/01/2014] [Accepted: 11/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Raman spectroscopy has enabled researchers to map the specific chemical makeup of surfaces, solutions, and even cells. However, the inherent insensitivity of the technique makes it difficult to use and statistically complicated. When Raman active molecules are near gold or silver nanoparticles, the Raman intensity is significantly amplified. This phenomenon is referred to as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The extent of SERS enhancement is due to a variety of factors such as nanoparticle size, shape, material, and configuration. The choice of Raman reporters and protective coatings will also influence SERS enhancement. This review provides an introduction to how these factors influence signal enhancement and how to optimize them during synthesis of SERS nanoparticles.
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Yang Q, Deng M, Li H, Li M, Zhang C, Shen W, Li Y, Guo D, Song Y. Highly reproducible SERS arrays directly written by inkjet printing. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:421-5. [PMID: 25308163 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr04656k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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SERS arrays with uniform gold nanoparticle distribution were fabricated by direct-writing with an inkjet printing method. Quantitative analysis based on Raman detection was achieved with a small standard statistical deviation of less than 4% for the reproducibility and less than 5% for the long-term stability for 12 weeks.
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- Qiang Yang
- Key Laboratory of Green Printing, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Center for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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Chen L, Wu M, Jing Q, Yu Y, Huang J, Liu Y, Liu X, Qiu G. Gallium/gold composite microspheres fixed on a silicon substrate for surface enhanced Raman scattering. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra11610d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Gallium/gold composite microspheres fixed on a silicon substrate were successfully fabricated and used as a SERS substrate to detect malachite green molecules.
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- Limiao Chen
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Central South University
- Changsha 410083
- PR China
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He Y, Su Y. Silicon-Based Platform for Biosensing Applications. SPRINGERBRIEFS IN MOLECULAR SCIENCE 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-54668-6_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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