Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Bioanalytics
A special issue of Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040). This special issue belongs to the section "Analytical Methods, Instrumentation and Miniaturization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2024 | Viewed by 5918
Special Issue Editors
Interests: structure and dynamics of nucleic acids; vibrational spectroscopy; biophotonics in DNA-based molecular diagnosis; plasmon-enhanced molecular optical processes (Raman); biosensors
2. National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Interests: nanoparticles and theranostic nanocompounds; optical and vibrational (micro)spectroscopy; nanomedicine; nanotoxicology
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Dear Colleagues,
Bioanalytical spectroscopic techniques such as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) have recently gained great development due to their capability for the analysis of biological samples, ranging from biomolecules to in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo systems. SERS is an effective analytical technique with excellent potential in bioanalysis and diagnosis. Being characterized by high sensitivity, specificity and multiplexing ability, the method can be used for a wide range of applications, from the rapid detection of specific analytes to the monitoring of the dynamic, complex structural changes of biomolecules within a biological system. Hence, through the use of SERS, new insights in medical diagnostics can be revealed for a better understanding of life processes and of the molecular mechanisms of various diseases.
The aim of this Special Issue “Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Bioanalytics” is to highlight recent advances for bioanalytical SERS applied to biomolecules, pathogens, biofluids, detection of living cells, drug delivery, development of novel SERS substrates and Raman labels, analytical biosensing and SERS-based point-of-care technology. A comprehensive overview of the experimental design, data analysis and key challenges in bioanalytical SERS can be also considered.
Both review articles and research papers are welcome.
Dr. Cristina M. Muntean
Dr. Sanda Boca-Farcău
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
- plasmonics
- bioanalytics
- detection
- diagnostics
- biosensors
- multiplexing
- nanostructures
- nanoparticles
- biomolecules