Silver nanoparticle-incorporated ultralong hydroxyapatite nanowires with internal reference as SERS substrate for trace environmental pollutant detection

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (22) ◽  
pp. 17950-17957
Author(s):  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Yongquan Luo ◽  
Yameng Zhao ◽  
Boxin Guan ◽  
Lingyi Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silver Nanoparticle ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Environmental Pollutant ◽  
Sers Substrate ◽  
Internal Reference ◽  
Sers Substrates ◽  
Pollutant Detection

Silver nanoparticle-incorporated HAPNWs as SERS substrates exhibit unique characteristics including stability, convenience and simple and environmentally friendly preparation.

Development of affinity between target analytes and substrates in surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy for environmental pollutant detection

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (47) ◽  
pp. 5657-5670
Author(s):  
Shiqiang Wang ◽  
Bing Sun ◽  
Junjie Feng ◽  
Fei An ◽  
Na Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy ◽  
Environmental Pollutant ◽  
Sers Substrates ◽  
Target Analytes ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Target Molecules ◽  
Pollutant Detection

Different affinities to immobilize target molecules onto the surface of SERS substrates.

scholarly journals Molecular origin of surface-enhanced Raman spectra of E. coli suspensions excited at 532 and 785 nm using silver nanoparticle sols as sers substrates

2018 ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
E.A. Durovich ◽  
E.G. Evtushenko ◽  
O.V. Senko ◽  
N.A. Stepanov ◽  
E.N. Efremenko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectra ◽  
Silver Nanoparticle ◽  
Excitation Wavelength ◽  
Hydrodynamic Diameter ◽  
Sers Substrate ◽  
Purine Derivatives ◽  
Sers Substrates ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Molecular Origin

Research into the molecular origin of surface-enhanced Raman spectra (SERS) of bacteria is a crucial step in assessing the future of SERS-based discrimination and identification of bacteria in clinical analysis, food quality control, etc. Previous studies have revealed that at 785 nm excitation wavelength SERS of bacterial cells placed on a solid surface functionalized with in-situ grown aggregated gold nanoparticles covered with SiO2 originate from a mixture of 6 purine derivatives (adenine, guanine, AMP, hypoxanthine, xanthine, and uric acid) that are released by the cells into the medium. The aim of the present work was to investigate whether such interpretation is possible with a different class of SERS substrates: silver nanoparticle sols at excitation wavelengths of 785 and 532 nm. The suspension of the Escherichia coli DH5α strain was used as a model bacterium. Sols of silver nanoparticles were obtained by reducing silver nitrate in the presence of alkaline hydroxylamine hydrochloride. Number-weighted mean hydrodynamic diameter of the particles was 43±2 nm. We confirm that at both excitation wavelengths the spectra can be best described as a superposition of 4 purine derivatives: adenine, guanine, hypoxanthine, and xanthine. Importantly, we have discovered that 1) the spectra of the purine mixture are characteristic of viable cells only; 2) due to the variations in the concentrations of purine metabolites released by the cells into the surrounding medium the spectra of a bacterial strain can vary significantly when a silver nanoparticle sol is used as a SERS substrate.

scholarly journals In-Situ Grown Silver Nanoparticles on Nonwoven Fabrics Based on Mussel-Inspired Polydopamine for Highly Sensitive SERS Carbaryl Pesticides Detection

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiliang Zhang ◽  
Tiantian Si ◽  
Jun Liu ◽  
Guowei Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Silver Nanoparticles ◽  
Collection Efficiency ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Sers Substrate ◽  
Analytical Sensitivity ◽  
Sers Substrates ◽  
Rapid Sampling ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Highly Sensitive Detection

The rapid sampling and efficient collection of target molecules from a real-world surface is fairly crucial for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) to detect trace pesticide residues in the environment and in agriculture fields. In this work, a versatile approach was exploited to fabricate a flexible SERS substrate for highly sensitive detection of carbaryl pesticides, using in-situ grown silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)on non-woven (NW) fabric surfaces based on mussel-inspired polydopamine (PDA) molecules. The obtained NW@PDA@AgNPs fabrics showed extremely sensitive and reproducible SERS signals toward crystal violet (CV) molecules, and the detection limit was as low as 1.0 × 10−12 M. More importantly, these NW@PDA@AgNPs fabrics could be directly utilized as flexible SERS substrates for the rapid extraction and detection of trace carbaryl pesticides from various fruit surfaces through a simple swabbing approach. It was identified that the detection limits of carbaryl residues from apple, orange, and banana surfaces were approximately decreased to 4.02 × 10−12, 6.04 × 10−12, and 5.03 × 10−12 g, respectively, demonstrating high sensitivity and superior reliability. These flexible substrates could not only drastically increase the collection efficiency from multifarious irregular-shaped matrices, but also greatly enhance analytical sensitivity and reliability for carbaryl pesticides. The fabricated flexible and multifunctional SERS substrates would have great potential to trace pesticide residue detection in the environment and bioscience fields.

Core/shell Ag@silicate nanoplatelets and poly(vinyl alcohol) spherical nanohybrids fabricated by coaxial electrospraying as highly sensitive SERS substrates

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (71) ◽  
pp. 67204-67211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Wei Chiu ◽  
Po-Hsien Lin
Keyword(s):  
Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Sers Substrate ◽  
Sers Substrates ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Coaxial Electrospray

A novel flexible, freestanding, large-scale, and disposable SERS substrate of core/shell Ag@silicate and poly(vinyl alcohol) spherical nanohybrids, fabricated by coaxial electrospray, allows for the high-efficiency detection of adenine from DNA.

Self-assembly of various silver nanocrystals on PmPD/PAN nanofibers as a high-performance 3D SERS substrate

The Analyst ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 140 (16) ◽  
pp. 5707-5715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng Jia ◽  
Bing Cao ◽  
Jianqiang Wang ◽  
Jin Qu ◽  
Yuxuan Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Assembly ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Sers Substrate ◽  
Sers Substrates ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Nanofiber Mats ◽  
Pan Nanofiber

The AgNCs (AgNPs, AgNTs and AgNDs) decorated-PmPD/PAN nanofiber mats were obtained as highly sensitive 3D SERS substrates.

scholarly journals Indirect Quantification of Glyphosate by SERS Using an Incubation Process With Hemin as the Reporter Molecule: A Contribution to Signal Amplification Mechanism

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen A. López-Castaños ◽  
Luis A. Ortiz-Frade ◽  
Erika Méndez ◽  
Enrique Quiroga-González ◽  
Miguel A. González-Fuentes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Excitation Wavelength ◽  
Raman Signal ◽  
Sers Substrate ◽  
Silver Surface ◽  
Indirect Determination ◽  
Sers Substrates ◽  
Resonance Properties ◽  
Equilibrium Process ◽  
Vinyl Group

The indirect determination of the most used herbicide worldwide, glyphosate, was achieved by the SERS technique using hemin chloride as the reporter molecule. An incubation process between hemin and glyphosate solutions was required to obtain a reproducible Raman signal on SERS substrates consisting of silicon decorated with Ag nanoparticles (Si-AgNPs). At 780 nm of excitation wavelength, SERS spectra from hemin solutions do not show extra bands in the presence of glyphosate. However, the hemin bands increase in intensity as a function of glyphosate concentration. This allows the quantification of the herbicide using as marker band the signal associated with the ring breathing mode of pyridine at 745 cm−1. The linear range was from 1 × 10−10 to 1 × 10−5 M and the limit of detection (LOD) was 9.59 × 10−12 M. This methodology was successfully applied to the quantification of the herbicide in honey. From Raman experiments with and without silver nanoparticles, it was possible to state that the hemin is the species responsible for the absorption in the absence or the presence of the herbicide via vinyl groups. Likewise, when the glyphosate concentration increases, a subtle increase occurs in the planar orientation of the vinyl group at position 2 in the porphyrin ring of hemin over the silver surface, favoring the reduction of the molecule. The total Raman signal of the hemin-glyphosate incubated solutions includes a maximized electromagnetic contribution by the use of the appropriate laser excitation, and chemical contributions related to charge transfer between silver and hemin, and from resonance properties of Raman scattering of hemin. Incubation of the reporter molecule with the analyte before the conjugation with the SERS substrate has not been explored before and could be extrapolated to other reporter-analyte systems that depend on a binding equilibrium process.

scholarly journals Bioscaffold arrays decorated with Ag nanoparticles as a SERS substrate for direct detection of melamine in infant formula

RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (38) ◽  
pp. 21771-21776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Zhao ◽  
Hefu Li ◽  
Cunwei Tian ◽  
Yanru Xie ◽  
Zhenbao Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Direct Detection ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Sers Substrate ◽  
Sers Substrates ◽  
Plasmonic Structures ◽  
Surface Enhanced ◽  
Surface Enhanced Raman ◽  
Enhanced Raman Scattering ◽  
Performance Surface

Three-dimensional (3D) plasmonic structures have been intensively investigated as high performance surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates.

scholarly journals Fabrication of nano/microstructures for SERS substrates using an electrochemical method

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 1568-1576
Author(s):  
Jingran Zhang ◽  
Tianqi Jia ◽  
Xiaoping Li ◽  
Junjie Yang ◽  
Zhengkai Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrochemical Method ◽  
Treatment Time ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Electrochemical Process ◽  
Sers Substrate ◽  
Raman Intensity ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Sers Substrates ◽  
Au Film

Based on an electrochemical method, three-dimensional arrayed nanopore structures are machined onto a Mg surface. The structured Mg surface is coated with a thin gold (Au) film, which is used as a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate. A rhodamine 6G (R6G) probe molecule is used as the detection agent for the SERS measurement. Different sizes of arrayed micro/nanostructures are fabricated by different treatment time using the electrochemical process. The topographies of these micro/nanostructures and the thickness of the Au film have an influence on the Raman intensity of the Mg substrate. Furthermore, when the thickness of Au film coating is held constant, the Raman intensity on the structured Mg substrates is about five times higher after a treatment time of 1 min when compared with other treatment times. The SERS enhancement factor ranges from 106 to 1.75 × 107 under these experimental conditions. Additionally, a 10−6 mol·L−1 solution of lysozyme was successfully detected using the Mg–Au nanopore substrates. Our low-cost method is reproducible, homogeneous, and suitable for the fabrication of SERS substrates.

scholarly journals Label-free highly sensitive probe detection with novel hierarchical SERS substrates fabricated by nanoindentation and chemical reaction methods

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 2483-2496
Author(s):  
Jingran Zhang ◽  
Tianqi Jia ◽  
Yongda Yan ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
Peng Miao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ag Nanoparticles ◽  
Enhancement Factor ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Hierarchical Structures ◽  
Production Method ◽  
Copper Surface ◽  
Sers Substrate ◽  
Label Free ◽  
Sers Substrates ◽  
Highly Sensitive

Nanostructures have been widely employed in surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrates. Recently, in order to obtain a higher enhancement factor at a lower detection limit, hierarchical structures, including nanostructures and nanoparticles, appear to be viable SERS substrate candidates. Here we describe a novel method integrating the nanoindentation process and chemical redox reaction to machine a hierarchical SERS substrate. The micro/nanostructures are first formed on a Cu(110) plane and then Ag nanoparticles are generated on the structured copper surface. The effect of the indentation process parameters and the corrosion time in the AgNO3 solution on the Raman intensities of the SERS substrate with hierarchical structures are experimentally studied. The intensity and distribution of the electric field of single and multiple Ag nanoparticles on the surface of a plane and with multiple micro/nanostructures are studied with COMSOL software. The feasibility of the hierarchical SERS substrate is verified using R6G molecules. Finally, the enhancement factor using malachite green molecules was found to reach 5.089 × 109, which demonstrates that the production method is a simple, reproducible and low-cost method for machining a highly sensitive, hierarchical SERS substrate.

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