Molecularly imprinted plasmonic sensors as nano-transducers: An effective approach for environmental monitoring applications

RD Ayivi, BO Adesanmi, ES McLamore, J Wei… - Chemosensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Molecularly imprinted plasmonic nanosensors are robust devices capable of selective target
interaction, and in some cases reaction catalysis. Recent advances in control of nanoscale …

Surface plasmon resonance of gold nanoparticle aggregates induced by halide ions

L Catanzaro, V Scardaci, M Scuderi… - Materials Chemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of metal nanoparticles is strongly
dependent on geometrical and environmental factors, as well as the nanoparticle …

Anisotropic silver nanomaterials by photochemical reactions: Synthesis and applications

V Scardaci - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Silver-based nanoparticles have attracted a broad interest due to their outstanding optical
and chemical properties and have been studied for applications in many fields. While …

Ag nanoflowers as single-particle, multi-wavelength SERS active platforms

A Brancato, M Condorelli, L Salemi, V Scardaci… - Surfaces and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has been successfully employed in several
fields of interest such as biosensing, in-situ catalysis studies, and archeology, in this regard …

High performance multi-purpose nanostructured thin films by inkjet printing: Au micro-electrodes and SERS substrates

S Ricci, M Buonomo, S Casalini, S Bonacchi… - Nanoscale …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanostructured thin metal films are exploited in a wide range of applications, spanning from
electrical to optical transducers and sensors. Inkjet printing has become a compliant …

Silver nanoplate composites as nonlinear saturable absorbers for a Q-switched laser

W Lyu, Y Cheng, J An, M Condorelli, M Pulvirenti… - Photonics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Metal nanomaterials have promising applications in ultrafast photonics due to their
broadband operation, large third-order nonlinear susceptibility, and ultrafast recovery time …

Chiroplasmonic DNA Scaffolded “Fusilli” Structures

A Cecconello, A Cencini, G Rilievo, F Tonolo, L Litti… - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
DNA is an ideal template for the design of nanoarchitectures with molecular-like features.
Here, we present an optimized assembly strategy for the concatenation of DNA quasi-rings …

Fast one-step synthesis of anisotropic silver nanoparticles

V Scardaci, M Condorelli, M Barcellona, L Salemi… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The shape control of metal nanoparticles, along with the size, is critical for most of their
applications as they control their optical properties. Anisotropic metal nanoparticles show …

Optimization of the Bulk Refractive Index Sensitivity of Silver NanoPrisms

G Szántó, P Pritzke, JJ Kluitmann… - Advanced Optical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The sensitivity and optical properties of silver nanoprisms (triangular plates with round‐
truncated corners) are investigated in this paper. Results of boundary element method …

Unveiling the detection kinetics and quantitative analysis of colorimetric sensing for sodium salts using surface-modified Au-nanoparticle probes

M Hsiao, SH Chen, JY Li, PH Hsiao, CY Chen - Nanoscale Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Rapid, reliable, and sensitive colorimetric detection has been regarded as a highly potential
technique for visually monitoring the cation ions. Yet, insight into detection kinetics and …