In this review, the weightiest decadal developments of surface-enhanced Raman scattering
(SERS) and nanoplasmonic materials in sensing applications are discussed. Today, there …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) technique is a powerful assay due to its high
sensitivity, rapid detection, and fingerprint vibration specificity. Magnetic nanoparticle …

Highlights•A novel multi-functional ZMRs/Ag substrate was synthesized by a simple
route.•Pesticide residues in juices and mixed pesticide have been fast detected by …

Stimuli-responsive hybrid nanoparticles used for controllable catalysis have been attracting
increasing attention. This study aims to prepare hybrid microgels with excellent temperature …

In this work, we fabricated a 300 nm-sized silver-coated silica (SiO 2@ Ag) SERS substrate.
Based on SiO 2@ Ag, we designed SiO 2@ Ag@ molecular imprinted polymers (SiO 2 …

Advances in nanotechnology provide plenty of exciting solutions to environmental issues
affecting air, soil as well as water. To solve the water pollution problem caused by organics …

In recent years, the application of low-refractive-index materials in the optical field has
attracted considerable attention due to it high transmittance and high optical sensitivity. In …

Core-shell type nanostructures (metal nanoparticles decorated dielectric spheres) are of
particular interest based on their application potentials ranging from catalysis, bio-sensing to …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy as an effective method in
sensitive detection applications has attracted more and more attentions recently. In this …

Nanocomposites of graphene oxide/poly (diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride)/Ag
nanoparticles (GO/PDDA/Ag NPs) were constructed via a self–assembly process as a …