This review is focused on recent developments of surface-enhanced Raman scattering
(SERS) applications in Analytical Chemistry. The work covers advances in the fabrication …

Almost 100 years after the discovery of the Raman scattering phenomenon, related
analytical techniques have emerged as important tools in biomedical sciences. Raman …

Raman spectroscopy can be used to measure the chemical composition of a sample, which
can in turn be used to extract biological information. Many materials have characteristic …

Direct, label-free detection of unmodified DNA is a great challenge for DNA analyses.
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a promising tool for DNA analyses by …

Resonant dielectric nanoparticles made of materials with large positive dielectric permittivity,
such as Si, GaP, GaAs, have become a powerful platform for modern light science, enabling …

There is an urgent need for improved techniques for disease detection. Optical spectroscopy
and imaging technologies have potential for non-or minimally-invasive use in a wide range …

We present a unique confocal microscope capable of measuring the Raman and Brillouin
spectra simultaneously from a single spatial location. Raman and Brillouin scattering offer …

Nature is an important inspirational source for scientists, and presents complex and elegant
examples of adaptive and intelligent systems created by self-assembly. Significant effort has …

Raman spectroscopy is an analytical method based on light–matter interactions that can
interrogate the vibrational modes of matter and provide representative molecular …

The central dilemma in label-free in situ surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) for
monitoring of heterogeneously catalyzed reactions is the need of plasmonically active …