The field of plasmonics has become one of the most interesting and active research areas in
nanotechnology, enabling numerous fundamental studies and applications in a variety of …

Metallic nanostructures attract much interest as an efficient media for surface‐enhanced
Raman scattering (SERS). Significant progress has been made on the synthesis of metal …

SERS is nowadays a well-established ultrasensitive technique with potential to solve many
analytical problems, especially those related to biosciences. This Perspective article aims at …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) from molecular probes adsorbed on Au: Ag
bimetallic nanoparticles with various compositions was investigated. Au: Ag bimetallic …

Nitric oxide (NO) is involved in several physiological processes, such as the control of
vascular tone, the inhibition of platelet aggregation, smooth muscle cell replication, the …

Detection of biomarkers is of vital importance in disease detection, management, and
monitoring of therapeutic efficacy. Extensive efforts have been devoted to the development …

Nanoimprint lithography and physical vapor deposition were combined to fabricate large-
area homogeneously patterned SERS-active substrates with tunable surface plasmon …

The vicinity of metallic nanostructures that provides intense optical fields is termed as “hot
spot”. Any molecule in close proximity to these hot spots will give rise to an increased …

Silver nanowires, made in an aqueous chemical reduction process, can be reacted with gold
salt to create bimetallic nanowires. Treatment of the bimetallic products with aqueous …

For the effective application of surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) nanoprobes for
in vivo targeting, the tissue transparency of the probe signals should be as high as it can be …