Issue 15, 2013

Medical applications of surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Abstract

This perspective article provides an overview of selected medical applications of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), highlighting recent developments and trends. The use of SERS for detection, analysis and imaging has attracted great interest in the past decade owing to its high sensitivity and molecular fingerprint specificity. SERS can deliver chemical and structural information from analytes rapidly and nondestructively in a label-free manner. Alternatively, SERS labels or nanotags, when conjugated to target-specific ligands, can be employed for the selective detection and localization of the corresponding target molecule. Biomedical applications based on both approaches are highlighted.

Graphical abstract: Medical applications of surface-enhanced Raman scattering

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
31 Oct 2012
Accepted
26 Feb 2013
First published
27 Feb 2013

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013,15, 5329-5344

Medical applications of surface-enhanced Raman scattering

W. Xie and S. Schlücker, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2013, 15, 5329 DOI: 10.1039/C3CP43858A

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