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 …

Evaporation of a drop, though a simple everyday observation, provides a fascinating subject
for study. Various issues interact here, such as dynamics of the contact line, evaporation …

The self-assembly of inorganic nanoparticles is of great importance in realizing their
enormous potentials for broad applications due to the advanced collective properties of …

Abstract Antibody-Gold nanoparticle (Ab-AuNP) bioconjugates are widely used in the field of
biosensing. This prompted researchers to set up various strategies to conjugate antibodies …

The design of a novel and reliable plasmonic platform for detecting multiple chemical
contaminants in the complex matrix is an exciting topic in the food industry. Herein, a high …

Ultra-sensitive detection of cancer-related biomarkers in serum is of great significance for
early diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and staging of cancer. In this work, we proposed a …

Gold, one of the noble metals, has played a significant role in human society throughout
history. Gold's excellent electrical, optical and chemical properties make the element …

The assembly of plasmonic nanoparticles into ordered 2D-and 3D-superlattices could pave
the way towards new tailored materials for plasmonic sensing, photocatalysis and …

The development of substrate with high sensitivity and good reproducibility for surface-
enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection of contaminants in foods has attracted more …

In this work, self-assembly monolayers of faceted gold nanocrystals were employed as
surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates for the examination of facet …