In the last two decades, plasmon resonance in gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) has been the
subject of intense research efforts. Plasmon physics is intriguing and its precise modelling …

Driven by functionality and purity demand for applications of inorganic nanoparticle colloids
in optics, biology, and energy, their surface chemistry has become a topic of intensive …

Over the past two decades, the development of plasmonic nanoparticle (NPs), especially
gold (Au) NPs, is being pursued more seriously in the medical fields such as imaging, drug …

Optical tweezers are devices that use a single, strongly focused laser beam for the remote,
noncontact trap** and manipulation of microscopic objects. Since the first demonstration …

Optical trap** and manipulation of micrometre-sized particles was first reported in 1970.
Since then, it has been successfully implemented in two size ranges: the subnanometre …

Optical tweezers, tools based on strongly focused light, enable optical trap**,
manipulation, and characterisation of a wide range of microscopic and nanoscopic …

Laser ablation synthesis in liquid solution (LASiS) is a “green” technique that gives access to
the preparation of a library of nanomaterials. Bare noble metal spherical particles …

Pulsed laser ablation in liquid is an approach for micro-/nanostructure generation directly
from bulk materials. It has grown rapidly as a research field of photochemistry and physical …

Optical trap** using focused laser beams (laser tweezers) has been proven to be
extremely useful for contactless manipulation of a variety of small objects, including …

Strategies for in-liquid molecular detection via Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)
are currently based on chemically-driven aggregation or optical trap** of metal …