| Literature DB >> 18443689 |
Janina Kneipp1, Harald Kneipp, Katrin Kneipp.
Abstract
Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) at extremely high enhancement level turns the weak inelastic scattering effect of photons on vibrational quantum states into a structurally sensitive single-molecule and nanoscale probe. The effect opens up exciting opportunities for applications of vibrational spectroscopy in biology. The concept of SERS can be extended to two-photon excitation by exploiting surface enhanced hyper-Raman scattering (SEHRS). This critical review introduces the physics behind single-molecule SERS and discusses the capabilities of the effect in bioanalytics (100 references).Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18443689 DOI: 10.1039/b708459p
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Soc Rev ISSN: 0306-0012 Impact factor: 54.564