Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Spectroscopy as a Tool for Analytical and Bioanalytical Analyses
A special issue of Chemosensors (ISSN 2227-9040). This special issue belongs to the section "Analytical Methods, Instrumentation and Miniaturization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2025 | Viewed by 26
Special Issue Editor
Interests: chemometrics; SERS; vibrational spectroscopy; metabolomics
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Dear Colleagues,
SERS spectroscopy has evolved dramatically and is now a promising analytical tool in a variety of fields, such as biochemistry, food safety, medical diagnosis, and environmental monitoring, thanks to its extremely high sensitivity and ease of use. SERS sensors are developed with a focus on molecular selectivity and high enhancement factors for use in analytical and bioanalytical applications. Different fundamental techniques to molecular detection, including direct (“label-free”) and (multiplexed) indirect approaches, have been extensively investigated in recent years and are used to target small molecules, proteins, nucleic acids, as well as exosomes, viruses, and microorganisms. Moreover, the combination of SERS's great sensitivity and the possibility of a low cost makes it an ideal choice for point-of-care applications.
This Special Issue will present SERS methods that aim to overcome challenges in the "One Health approach” through fundamental and proof-of-concept research. Both review articles and original research papers are invited in, though not limited to, the following areas: food safety, drug monitoring, disease detection and characterisation using molecular markers, the detection and characterisation of viruses, and bacteria, both in vitro and in vivo, as well as pollutants, pesticides, and environmental pathogens.
Yours faithfully,
Dr. Stefano Fornasaro
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- SERS
- drug monitoring
- one health
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