| Literature DB >> 25491490 |
Natalie L Garrett1, Ryo Sekine, Matthew W A Dixon, Leann Tilley, Keith R Bambery, Bayden R Wood.
Abstract
Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a powerful tool with great potential to provide improved bio-sensing capabilities. The current 'gold-standard' method for diagnosis of malaria involves visual inspection of blood smears using light microscopy, which is time consuming and can prevent early diagnosis of the disease. We present a novel surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy substrate based on gold-coated butterfly wings, which enabled detection of malarial hemozoin pigment within lysed blood samples containing 0.005% and 0.0005% infected red blood cells.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25491490 DOI: 10.1039/c4cp04930f
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Chem Chem Phys ISSN: 1463-9076 Impact factor: 3.676