Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a molecule-specific spectroscopic technique
with diverse applications in (bio) chemistry, clinical diagnosis and toxin sensing. While …

Self-assembly of colloidal nanoparticles (NPs) into superstructures offers a flexible and
promising pathway to manipulate the nanometer-sized particles and thus make full use of …

Photonic crystals (PhCs) display photonic stop bands (PSBs) and at the edges of these
PSBs transport light with reduced velocity, enabling the PhCs to confine and manipulate …

Abstract Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), built from organic linkers and metal
ions/clusters, have emerged as highly promising materials for wide applications. Combining …

Epidemiological control and public health monitoring during the outbreaks of infectious viral
diseases rely on the ability to detect viral pathogens. Here we demonstrate a rapid …

The self-assembly of shape-anisotropic nanocrystals into large-scale structures is a versatile
and scalable approach to creating multifunctional materials. The tetrahedral geometry is …

Precision oncology, defined as the use of the molecular understanding of cancer to
implement personalized patient treatment, is currently at the heart of revolutionizing …

Crystal phase, an intrinsic characteristic of crystalline materials, is one of the key parameters
to determine their physicochemical properties. Recently, great progress has been made in …

Stand-off Raman spectroscopy combines the advantages of both Raman spectroscopy and
remote detection to retrieve molecular vibrational fingerprints of chemicals at inaccessible …

Long-range ordered membranes comprised of porous nanoparticles have been pursued in
precise separations for a long time. Yet most of the fabrication methods suffer from limited …