The demand for portable and wearable chemical or biosensors and their expeditious
development in recent years has created a scientific challenge in terms of their continuous …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is an ultrasensitive vibrational spectroscopic
technique to detect molecules on or near the surface of plasmonic nanostructures, greatly …

The two modes presented in Chap. 2 and 3 require that the two electrodes must be
interconnected. In practice, if one part of the contact media is a freely moving object, such as …

In this work, water soluble carbon quantum dots (wsCQDs) were synthesized from lemon
peel waste using a facile and cost effective hydrothermal process. As synthesized wsCQDs …

Mercury is a highly toxic metal that can pose serious dangers to the environment and human
health. Therefore, monitoring the mercury concentration is an extremely important issue to …

In this study, we report a simple and green method for the synthesis of l-tyrosine-stabilized
silver (AgNPs) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in aqueous medium under ambient sunlight …

Nanotechnology is expected to have a beneficial influence on agriculture, food and
environment, due to the unique properties of nanomaterials. However, little is known about …

This article gives a review of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensors for food
safety and environmental pollution monitoring. It introduces the basic concepts of SERS …

This review describes recent advances in the use of nano-particles (NPs) for analytical
measurements. Over the past decade, the field of nanotechnology has undergone …

Precisely probing heavy metal ions in water is important for molecular biology,
environmental protection, and healthy monitoring. Although many methods have been …