Clinical diagnostic devices provide new sources of information that give insight about the
state of health which can then be used to manage patient care. These tools can be as simple …

One of the most exciting developments in Raman spectroscopy in the last decade has been
its application to cells and tissues for diagnostic and pharmaceutical applications, and in …

Over the past year, the world's attention has focused on combating COVID-19 disease, but
the other threat waiting at the door—antimicrobial resistance should not be forgotten …

Dielectric microelements with circular symmetry have shown interesting optical properties:
photonic nanojets (PNJs) and whispering gallery modes (WGMs). They can confine light …

Analytical technologies that can improve disease diagnosis are highly sought after. Current
screening/diagnostic tests for several diseases are limited by their moderate diagnostic …

Label-free surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) can interrogate systems by
directly fingerprinting their components' unique physicochemical properties. In complex …

Early, express, and reliable detection of cancer can provide a favorable prognosis and
decrease mortality. Tumor biomarkers have been proven to be closely related to tumor …

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful analytical technique for the
detection of small analytes with great potential for medical diagnostic applications. Its high …

We report an approach in diagnostic imaging based on nanoscale-resolution scanning of
surfaces of cells collected from body fluids using a recent modality of atomic force …

This article compares the applications of traditional gold and silver-based SERS substrates
and less conventional (Pd/Pt, Cu, Al, Si-based) SERS substrates, focusing on sensing …