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Quantitative detection of urinary bladder cancer antigen via peptide-immobilized magnetic bead-based SERS probe. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:8289-8297. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-04361-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Dual-enhancement and dual-tag design for SERS-based sandwich immunoassays: evaluation of a metal-metal effect in 3D architecture. Mikrochim Acta 2021; 189:32. [PMID: 34932168 PMCID: PMC8692285 DOI: 10.1007/s00604-021-05125-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The design of a sandwich-type SERS immunoassay (surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy) is demonstrated operating in dual surface enhancement and dual-tag paradigm. The capture and detection antibodies are linked to two SERS-active substrates and form together the three-dimensional (3D) structure after specific binding to interleukin 6. A variety of metal combinations is tested (Au–Ag, Au–Au, and Ag–Ag), but an enhanced electromagnetic field is generated only due to coupling of Ag and Au nanoparticles with an Au hexagonal nanoarray. The amplified in that way Raman signals improve the limit of detection over 3 times in comparison to the assay with only one SERS-active substrate. It is also shown that the proper readout of the true-positive signal can be achieved in assays with two Raman tags, and this approach also improves LOD. For the optimal combination of the metal–metal junction and Raman tags, a linear relationship between the Raman signal and the concentration of IL-6 is obtained in the range 0–1000 pg⋅mL−1with LOD of 25.2 pg mL−1and RSD < 10%. The presented proof-of-concept of the SERS immunoassay with the dual-enhancement and dual-tag opens additional opportunities for engineering reliable SERS biosensing.
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An overview of noteworthy new methods of biomarker determination based on surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is presented. Biomarkers can be used to identify the occurrence and development of diseases, which furthers the understanding of biological processes in the body. Accurate detection of a disease-specific biomarker is helpful for the identification, early diagnosis and prevention of a disease and for monitoring during treatment. The search for and discovery of valuable biomarkers have become important research hotspots. Different diseases have different biomarkers, some of which are involved in metabolic processes. Therefore, the fingerprint characteristics and band intensities in SERS spectra have been used to identify metabolites and analyze markers. As a promising technique, SERS has been widely used for the quantitative and qualitative determination of different types of biomarkers for different diseases. SERS techniques provide new technologies for the diagnosis of disease-related markers and determining the basis for clinical treatment. Herein, several SERS-based methods with excellent sensitivity and selectivity for the determination of biomarkers for tumors, viruses, Alzheimer’s disease, cardiac muscle tissue injury, and cell activity are highlighted.
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based immunosystem for ultrasensitive detection of the 90K biomarker. Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:7659-7667. [PMID: 32875368 PMCID: PMC7533257 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02903-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 08/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The research and the individuation of tumour markers in biological fluids are currently one of the main tools to support diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of the therapeutic response in oncology. Although the identification of tumour markers in asymptomatic patients is crucial for early diagnosis, its application is still limited by the relatively low sensitivity and the complexity of existing methods (i.e. ELISA, mass spectrometry). We developed an easy, fast, and ultrasensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based system, for the detection and quantitation of the LGALS3BP (90K) biomarker that was used as a model, based on the development of antibody-functionalized nanostructured gold surfaces. The detection system was effective for the ultrasensitive detection and characterization of samples of different biochemical compositions. In conclusion, this work could provide the foundation for the development of a medical diagnostic device with the highest predictive power when compared with the methods currently used in cancer diagnostics.
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Saghaeian Jazi M. A Mini-Review of Nanotechnology and Prostate Cancer: Approaches in Early Diagnosis. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND BASIC RESEARCH 2020. [DOI: 10.29252/jcbr.4.1.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Pilot R, Signorini R, Durante C, Orian L, Bhamidipati M, Fabris L. A Review on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering. BIOSENSORS 2019; 9:E57. [PMID: 30999661 PMCID: PMC6627380 DOI: 10.3390/bios9020057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 326] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has become a powerful tool in chemical, material and life sciences, owing to its intrinsic features (i.e., fingerprint recognition capabilities and high sensitivity) and to the technological advancements that have lowered the cost of the instruments and improved their sensitivity and user-friendliness. We provide an overview of the most significant aspects of SERS. First, the phenomena at the basis of the SERS amplification are described. Then, the measurement of the enhancement and the key factors that determine it (the materials, the hot spots, and the analyte-surface distance) are discussed. A section is dedicated to the analysis of the relevant factors for the choice of the excitation wavelength in a SERS experiment. Several types of substrates and fabrication methods are illustrated, along with some examples of the coupling of SERS with separation and capturing techniques. Finally, a representative selection of applications in the biomedical field, with direct and indirect protocols, is provided. We intentionally avoided using a highly technical language and, whenever possible, intuitive explanations of the involved phenomena are provided, in order to make this review suitable to scientists with different degrees of specialization in this field.
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- Roberto Pilot
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy.
- Consorzio INSTM, via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy.
- Consorzio INSTM, via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy.
- Consorzio INSTM, via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy.
- Consorzio INSTM, via G. Giusti 9, 50121 Firenze, Italy.
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University, 607 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA.
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Gardner B, Matousek P, Stone N. Direct monitoring of light mediated hyperthermia induced within mammalian tissues using surface enhanced spatially offset Raman spectroscopy (T-SESORS). Analyst 2019; 144:3552-3555. [DOI: 10.1039/c8an02466a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Here we demonstrate light mediated heating of nanoparticles confined deep inside mammalian tissue, whilst directly monitoring their temperature non-invasively using a form of deep Raman spectroscopy, T-SESORS.
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- Benjamin Gardner
- Biomedical Physics
- School of Physics and Astronomy
- College of Engineering
- Mathematics and Physical Sciences
- University of Exeter
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- Central Laser Facility
- Research Complex at Harwell
- STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
- Harwell Oxford
- UK
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- Biomedical Physics
- School of Physics and Astronomy
- College of Engineering
- Mathematics and Physical Sciences
- University of Exeter
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Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering-Based Immunoassay Technologies for Detection of Disease Biomarkers. BIOSENSORS-BASEL 2017; 7:bios7010007. [PMID: 28085088 PMCID: PMC5371780 DOI: 10.3390/bios7010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2016] [Revised: 01/02/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Detection of biomarkers is of vital importance in disease detection, management, and monitoring of therapeutic efficacy. Extensive efforts have been devoted to the development of novel diagnostic methods that detect and quantify biomarkers with higher sensitivity and reliability, contributing to better disease diagnosis and prognosis. When it comes to such devastating diseases as cancer, these novel powerful methods allow for disease staging as well as detection of cancer at very early stages. Over the past decade, there have been some advances in the development of platforms for biomarker detection of diseases. The main focus has recently shifted to the development of simple and reliable diagnostic tests that are inexpensive, accurate, and can follow a patient’s disease progression and therapy response. The individualized approach in biomarker detection has been also emphasized with detection of multiple biomarkers in body fluids such as blood and urine. This review article covers the developments in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) and related technologies with the primary focus on immunoassays. Limitations and advantages of the SERS-based immunoassay platform are discussed. The article thoroughly describes all components of the SERS immunoassay and highlights the superior capabilities of SERS readout strategy such as high sensitivity and simultaneous detection of a multitude of biomarkers. Finally, it introduces recently developed strategies for in vivo biomarker detection using SERS.
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Karn-orachai K, Sakamoto K, Laocharoensuk R, Bamrungsap S, Dharakul T, Miki K. SERS-based immunoassay on 2D-arrays of Au@Ag core–shell nanoparticles: influence of the sizes of the SERS probe and sandwich immunocomplex on the sensitivity. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra00154a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The sensitivity of immunoassay performed on SERS-active substrates can be improved by optimizing the size of SERS probes and also by decreasing the size of sandwich immunocomplex.
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- Kullavadee Karn-orachai
- National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
- Tsukuba
- Japan
- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
- University of Tsukuba
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- National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
- Tsukuba
- Japan
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- National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC)
- National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
- Pathumthani 12120
- Thailand
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- National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC)
- National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
- Pathumthani 12120
- Thailand
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- National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC)
- National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
- Pathumthani 12120
- Thailand
- Department of Immunology
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- National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
- Tsukuba
- Japan
- Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences
- University of Tsukuba
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Nimse SB, Sonawane MD, Song KS, Kim T. Biomarker detection technologies and future directions. Analyst 2015; 141:740-55. [PMID: 26583164 DOI: 10.1039/c5an01790d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Biomarkers play a vital role in disease detection and treatment follow-up. It is important to note that diseases in the early stage are typically treated with the greatest probability of success. However, due to various technical difficulties in current technologies for the detection of biomarkers, the potential of biomarkers is not explored completely. Therefore, the developments of technologies, which can enable the accurate detection of prostate cancer at an early stage with simple, experimental protocols are highly inevitable. This critical review evaluates the current methods and technologies used in the detection of biomarkers. The aim of this article is to provide a comprehensive review covering the advantages and disadvantages of the biomarker detection methods. Future directions for the development of technologies to achieve highly selective and sensitive detection of biomarkers for point-of-care applications are also commented on.
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- Satish Balasaheb Nimse
- Institute for Applied Chemistry and Department of Chemistry, Hallym University, Chuncheon, 200-702, Korea.
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Fateixa S, Nogueira HIS, Trindade T. Hybrid nanostructures for SERS: materials development and chemical detection. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2015; 17:21046-71. [PMID: 25960180 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp01032b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This review focuses on recent developments in hybrid and nanostructured substrates for SERS (surface-enhanced Raman scattering) studies. Thus substrates composed of at least two distinct types of materials, in which one is a SERS active metal, are considered here aiming at their use as platforms for chemical detection in a variety of contexts. Fundamental aspects related to the SERS effect and plasmonic behaviour of nanometals are briefly introduced. The materials described include polymer nanocomposites containing metal nanoparticles and coupled inorganic nanophases. Chemical approaches to tailor the morphological features of these substrates in order to get high SERS activity are reviewed. Finally, some perspectives for practical applications in the context of chemical detection of analytes using such hybrid platforms are presented.
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- Sara Fateixa
- Department of Chemistry-CICECO University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Kamińska A, Witkowska E, Winkler K, Dzięcielewski I, Weyher JL, Waluk J. Detection of Hepatitis B virus antigen from human blood: SERS immunoassay in a microfluidic system. Biosens Bioelectron 2014; 66:461-7. [PMID: 25497986 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2014.10.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Revised: 10/09/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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A highly sensitive immunoassay utilizing surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has been developed with a new Raman reporter and a unique SERS-active substrate incorporated into a microfluidic device. An appropriately designed Raman reporter, basic fuchsin (FC), gives strong SERS enhancement and has the ability to bind both the antibody and gold nanostructures. The fuchsin-labeled immuno-Au nanoflowers can form a sandwich structure with the antigen and the antibody immobilized on the SERS-active substrate based on Au-Ag coated GaN. Our experimental results indicate that this SERS-active substrate with its strong surface-enhancement factor, high stability and reproducibility plays a crucial role in improving the efficiency of SERS immunoassay. This SERS assay was applied to the detection of Hepatitis B virus antigen (HBsAg) in human blood plasma. A calibration curve was obtained by plotting the intensity of SERS signal of FC band at 1178cm(-1) versus the concentration of antigen. The low detection limit for Hepatitis B virus antigen was estimated to be 0.01IU/mL. The average relative standard deviation (RSD) of this method is less than 10%. This SERS immunoassay gives exact results over a broad linear range, reflecting clinically relevant HBsAg concentrations. It also exhibits high biological specificity for the detection of Hepatitis B virus antigen.
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- Agnieszka Kamińska
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of High Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sokołowska 29/37, 01-142 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland
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Quyen TTB, Chang CC, Su WN, Uen YH, Pan CJ, Liu JY, Rick J, Lin KY, Hwang BJ. Self-focusing Au@SiO2nanorods with rhodamine 6G as highly sensitive SERS substrate for carcinoembryonic antigen detection. J Mater Chem B 2014; 2:629-636. [DOI: 10.1039/c3tb21278e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Yunqing Wang
- Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone
Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan
250100, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coastal Zone
Environmental Processes, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China
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Dreaden EC, Alkilany AM, Huang X, Murphy CJ, El-Sayed MA. The golden age: gold nanoparticles for biomedicine. Chem Soc Rev 2012; 41:2740-79. [PMID: 22109657 PMCID: PMC5876014 DOI: 10.1039/c1cs15237h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2001] [Impact Index Per Article: 166.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Gold nanoparticles have been used in biomedical applications since their first colloidal syntheses more than three centuries ago. However, over the past two decades, their beautiful colors and unique electronic properties have also attracted tremendous attention due to their historical applications in art and ancient medicine and current applications in enhanced optoelectronics and photovoltaics. In spite of their modest alchemical beginnings, gold nanoparticles exhibit physical properties that are truly different from both small molecules and bulk materials, as well as from other nanoscale particles. Their unique combination of properties is just beginning to be fully realized in range of medical diagnostic and therapeutic applications. This critical review will provide insights into the design, synthesis, functionalization, and applications of these artificial molecules in biomedicine and discuss their tailored interactions with biological systems to achieve improved patient health. Further, we provide a survey of the rapidly expanding body of literature on this topic and argue that gold nanotechnology-enabled biomedicine is not simply an act of 'gilding the (nanomedicinal) lily', but that a new 'Golden Age' of biomedical nanotechnology is truly upon us. Moving forward, the most challenging nanoscience ahead of us will be to find new chemical and physical methods of functionalizing gold nanoparticles with compounds that can promote efficient binding, clearance, and biocompatibility and to assess their safety to other biological systems and their long-term term effects on human health and reproduction (472 references).
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- Erik C. Dreaden
- Laser Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Georgia Health Sciences University, 1459 Laney Walker Blvd., Augusta, GA 30912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Memphis, 213 Smith Chemistry Bldg, Memphis, TN 38152-3550, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. E-mail: ; Fax: +1 217 244 3186; Tel: +1 217 333 7680
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- Laser Dynamics Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332-0400, USA
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Applications of Self-Assembled Monolayers in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering. JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2012. [DOI: 10.1155/2012/319038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The increasing applications of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has led to the development of various SERS-active platforms (SERS substrates) for SERS measurement. This work reviews the current optimization techniques available for improving the performance of some of these SERS substrates. The work particularly identifies self-assembled-monolayer- (SAM-) based substrate modification for optimum SERS activity and wider applications. An overview of SERS, SAM, and studies involving SAM-modified substrates is highlighted. The focus of the paper then shifts to the use of SAMs to improve analytical applications of SERS substrates by addressing issues including long-term stability, selectivity, reproducibility, and functionalization, and so forth. The paper elaborates on the use of SAMs to achieve optimum SERS enhancement. Specific examples are based on novel multilayered SERS substrates developed in the author’s laboratory where SAMs have been demonstrated as excellent dielectric spacers for improving SERS enhancement more than 20-fold relative to conventional single layer SERS substrates. Such substrate optimization can significantly improve the sensitivity of the SERS method for analyte detection.
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Hong WJ, Seo HK, Jung YM. SERS Immunoassay Using Microcontact Printing for Application of Sensitive Biosensors. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2011. [DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2011.32.12.4281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Chae WS, Lee HO, Kim EM, Yu HU. Molecular Sensing Efficiency of Gold-Silver Alloy Nanowires. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2011. [DOI: 10.5012/bkcs.2011.32.4.1346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Zhang D, Haputhanthri R, Ansar SM, Vangala K, De Silva HI, Sygula A, Saebo S, Pittman CU. Ultrasensitive detection of malondialdehyde with surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Anal Bioanal Chem 2010; 398:3193-201. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-4225-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2010] [Revised: 09/09/2010] [Accepted: 09/14/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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