The discovery of the enhancement of Raman scattering by molecules adsorbed on
nanostructured metal surfaces is a landmark in the history of spectroscopic and analytical …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has become a powerful tool in chemical,
material and life sciences, owing to its intrinsic features (ie, fingerprint recognition …

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) has found extensive applications in chemi-sensors and
biosensors. Plasmons play different roles in different types of optical sensors. SPR …

Plasmonics has drawn significant attention in the area of biosensors for decades due to the
unique optical properties of plasmonic resonant nanostructures. While the sensitivity and …

The ability to detect multiple disease-related targets from a single biological sample in a
quick and reliable manner is of high importance in diagnosing and monitoring disease. The …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) generates molecularly specific fingerprints of
analytes and when the experimental conditions are carefully controlled this is highly …

The spread of viral diseases has caused global concern in recent years. Detecting viral
infections has become challenging in medical research due to their high infectivity and …

A sensitive and accurate identification of specific DNA fragments (usually containing a
mutation) can influence clinical decisions. Standard methods routinely used for this type of …

Infectious diseases remain a pervasive threat to global and public health, especially in many
countries and rural urban areas. The main causes of such severe diseases are the lack of …

One of the major obstacles to implement nucleic acid-based molecular diagnostics at the
point-of-care (POC) and in resource-limited settings is the lack of sensitive and practical …