This perspective gives an overview of recent developments in surface-enhanced Raman
scattering (SERS) for biosensing. We focus this review on SERS papers published in the last …

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful technique for detection and
characterization because of its extremely high sensitivity and the rich structural information …

The surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of a number of species and strains of
bacteria obtained on novel gold nanoparticle (∼ 80 nm) covered SiO2 substrates excited at …

In the acetone–butanol (ABE) fermentation process, the utilised organisms from the group of
the solventogenic Clostridia go through a complex cell-cycle. The role of different cell types …

In many biotechnological processes, living microorganisms are used as biocatalysts.
Biochemical engineering science is becoming more aware that individual cells of an …

Evaporated gold island films have been the subject of studies dealing with a variety of
spectroscopic and sensing applications. Development of these and other applications …

Objective of our work is the development of new diagnostic methods for detection of tissue
states (eg tumors, necrosis) in vivo. Therefore, it is important to understand the spectral …

The combination of biology and nanotechnology has led to a new generation of
nanodevices that make it possible to characterize the chemical, mechanical, and other …

Recent developments in biomedical vibrational spectroscopy now permit the non-invasive
imaging of cells and tissues within both the laboratory and clinical settings. The rapid nature …

There is a need in prostate cancer diagnostics and research for a label-free imaging
methodology that is nondestructive, rapid, objective, and uninfluenced by water. Raman …