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Jing Yang1, Gregory L Rorrer2, Alan X Wang1.
Abstract
We present low-cost bioenabled surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates that can be massively produced in sustainable and eco-friendly methods with significant commercial potentials for the detection of food contamination and drinking water pollution. The sensors are based on diatom frustules with integrated plasmonic nanoparticles. The ultra-high sensitivity of the SERS substrates comes from the coupling between the diatom frustules and Ag nanoparticles to achieve dramatically increased local optical field to enhance the light-matter interactions for SERS sensing. We successfully applied the bioenabled SERS substrates to detect melamine in milk and aromatic compounds in water with sensitivity down to 1μg/L.Entities:
Keywords: Bioenabled Nanomaterials; Food Sensor; Photonic Crystals; SERS; Surface Plasmons
Year: 2015 PMID: 26900205 PMCID: PMC4758815 DOI: 10.1117/12.2178077
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc SPIE Int Soc Opt Eng ISSN: 0277-786X