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

In vivo molecular imaging has a great potential to impact medicine by detecting diseases in
early stages (screening), identifying extent of disease, selecting disease-and patient-specific …

This tutorial review discusses a new class of colloidal metal nanoparticles that is able to
enhance the efficiencies of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) by as much as …

A major aim of medicine has long been the early and accurate diagnosis of clinical
conditions, providing an efficient treatment without secondary effects. With the emergence of …

Raman spectroscopy is a newly developed, noninvasive preclinical imaging technique that
offers picomolar sensitivity and multiplexing capabilities to the field of molecular imaging. In …

We review the syntheses, optical properties, and biological applications of cadmium
selenide (CdSe) and cadmium selenide–zinc sulfide (CdSe–ZnS) quantum dots (QDs) and …

High sensitivity nanosensors utilize optical, mechanical, electrical, and magnetic relaxation
properties to push detection limits of biomarkers below previously possible concentrations …

Abstract Microspectroscopic imaging: Surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)
microscopy is a novel method of vibrational microspectroscopic imaging for the selective …

A novel, homogeneous SERS-based cell detection assay was developed for rapid and
direct enumeration of circulating tumor cells in the presence of whole blood. Magnetic beads …

Excellent multiplexing capability, molecular specificity, high sensitivity and the potential of
resolving complex molecular level biological compositions augmented the diagnostic …