Background Food quality and safety are very important from health as well as fiscal point of
view. Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) techniques have unique advantages …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful analytical technique, which
allows quantitative detection of chemical species with molecular specificity and single …

Surface water is extremely susceptible to pollution stemming from human activities, such as
the expansion of urban and suburban areas, industries, cities, and agriculture. In fact …

This review provides an up-to-date overview on silver nanoparticles-based materials
suitable as optical sensors for water pollutants. The topic is really hot considering the …

Nanomaterial-enabled sensors are being designed for high-efficiency, multiplex-
functionality and high-flexibility sensing applications. Many existing nanosensors have the …

Plasmonic sensors are ideally suited for the design of small, integrated, and portable
devices that can be employed in situ for the detection of analytes relevant to environmental …

Rapid and sensitive detection of foodborne pathogenic bacteria is particularly important for
the prevention and control of foodborne diseases. The lateral flow strip biosensor (LFSB) is …

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 applications and benefits of nanotechnology in the agricultural sector have attracted
considerable attention, particularly in the invention of unique nanopesticides and …

Label-free optical biosensors are an intriguing option for the analyses of many analytes, as
they offer several advantages such as high sensitivity, direct and real-time measurement in …