Raman spectroscopy (RS). It was first observed that molecules of interest, when excited in
the vicinity of or on rough metal substrates, exhibited an increase in Raman scattering up to …

Environmental pollution is usually monitored via mass spectrometry-based approaches.
Such techniques are extremely sensitive but have several disadvantages. The instruments …

Since the development of simple, aqueous protocols for the synthesis of anisotropic metal
nanoparticles, research into many promising, valuable applications of gold nanorods has …

Raman scattering is an inelastic phenomenon. Although its cross section is very small,
recent advances in electronics, lasers, optics, and nanotechnology have made Raman …

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

A new, novel, rapid method to detect and direct readout of drugs in human urine has been
developed using dynamic surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (D-SERS) with portable …

New psychoactive substances (NPSs), sometimes referred to as “legal highs” in more
colloquial environments/the media, are a class of compounds that have been recently made …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has been widely applied to identify or
detect illicit drugs, because of the ability for highly specific molecular fingerprint and …

Introduction Cellular metabolism is altered during cancer initiation and progression, which
allows cancer cells to increase anabolic synthesis, avoid apoptosis and adapt to low nutrient …

Bacterial meningitis is well known for its rapid onset and high mortality rates, therefore rapid
detection of bacteria found in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and subsequent effective treatment …