Emerging antibiotic resistant bacteria constitute one of the biggest threats to public health.
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is highly promising for detecting such bacteria …

Street vended food businesses play economic and social roles in developing countries
through provision of employment, availability of food at affordable prices, and accessibility of …

Natural musculoskeletal systems have been widely recognized as an advanced robotic
model for designing robust yet flexible microbots. However, the development of artificial …

Ochratoxin A (OTA), a toxic mycotoxin, poses severe risks to environment and human health.
Herein, we develop a ratiometric surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) aptasensor …

Fast and accurate detection of microbial cells in clinical samples is highly valuable but
remains a challenge. Here, a simple, culture‐free diagnostic system is developed for direct …

Early and accurate diagnosis of pathogenic bacteria is essential to prevent further infection
from spreading and multiplying. Herein, an aptamer (Apt) biosensor based on Fe 3 O 4@ Au …

Compound eyes are natural multiaperture optical imaging systems and have substantial
potential in the field of modern optics. However, both natural and artificial compound eyes …

With an exponential rise in antimicrobial resistance and stagnant antibiotic development
pipeline, there is, more than ever, a crucial need to optimize current infection therapy …

Fabrication of SERS-active substrates is a thrust area of research in the field of SERS. Here,
we report the fabrication of a new SERS-active substrate composed of Au nanostructures …

Engineering hotspots in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) through precisely
controlled assembly of plasmonic nanostructures capable of expanding intense field …