Polydopamine and related polycatecholamines can be easily deposited onto almost any
surface from mild, aqueous solution. This results in durable, nanoscale coatings that exhibit …

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) nanotags hold a unique place among
bioimaging contrast agents due to their fingerprint-like spectra, which provide one of the …

Gold nanostars are one of the most fascinating anisotropic nanoparticles. The morphology of
a nanostar can be controlled by changing various synthetic parameters; however, the …

The seed-mediated growth of gold nanostructures is known to be strongly dependent not
only on the gold seed nanocrystal structure but also on the presence of different additives …

Raman spectroscopy has become a popular analytical tool because of its ability to probe
nondestructively and provide fingerprint information about materials. The advancements in …

Dopamine (DA), a simplified mimic of mussel proteins, can be employed as a reductant in
the preparation of Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) due to its inherent catechol building block. The …

Solid-state surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic (SERS) substrates surmount the
limitations of colloidal nanoparticles for many practical chemical and biomolecular sensors …

Detection of the drug Levodopa (3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, L-Dopa) is essential for the
medical treatment of several neural disorders, including Parkinson's disease. In this paper …

Quasi-fractal gold nanoparticles can be synthesized via a modified and temperature
controlled procedure initially used for the synthesis of star-like gold nanoparticles. The …

Gold nanoparticles with multiple branches have attracted intensive studies for their
application in sensing of low trace molecules. A large number of the merits found on the gold …