Disposable and versatile optical sensors for real-time SERS analysis of liquid samples by fiber-based spectroscopy
| Autor: | Rita Pini, Olga Bibikova, Bruno Tiribilli, Caterina Credi, Sonia Centi, Fulvio Ratto, Caterina Dallari, Francesco S. Pavone, Viacheslav Artyushenko, Riccardo Cicchi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Materials science Fabrication Photonic devices Polymers Nanotechnology Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy symbols.namesake Nanolithography Colloidal gold symbols Nanoparticles Surface modification Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) Fiber-based spectroscopy Raman spectroscopy Plasmon |
| Zdroj: | Conference on Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XIX, San Francisco, CA, FEB 02-03, 2019 info:cnr-pdr/source/autori:Credi, C.; Bibikova, O.; Dallari, C.; Tiribilli, B.; Ratto, F.; Centi, S.; Pini, R.; Artyushenko, V.; Cicchi, R.; Pavone, Francesco S./congresso_nome:Conference on Optical Fibers and Sensors for Medical Diagnostics and Treatment Applications XIX/congresso_luogo:San Francisco, CA/congresso_data:FEB 02-03, 2019/anno:2019/pagina_da:/pagina_a:/intervallo_pagine |
| Popis: | Optical detection techniques based on surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) and capable of providing relevant information on molecular and protein composition of biological samples, are gaining rising attention in clinical research as alternatives to traditional detection assays. Meanwhile, due to the technological advances in compact instrumentation as well as in nanofabrication processes, SERS probes based on portable guided-wave systems, have been implemented thus providing for easier accessibility into complex environments and enabling for real-time in situ detection of low concentrated target analytes. In the present study, low-cost fabrication processes were successfully combined with surface functionalization strategies for the fabrication of disposable SERS-active substrates, engineered to tightly fit the distal end of portable Raman instruments. Being based on a polymer casting fabrication process, the overall design of the substrates can be easily adapted to the varied geometry of the probes to be fit, thus guaranteeing high design versatility. SERS-functionality was achieved by immobilization of gold nanoparticles whose size and shape directly affect the plasmonic properties of the substrates. Moreover, SERS substrates can be further modified by covalently binding molecules acting as baits to selectively fish target biomarkers within heterogeneous samples thereby increasing the specificity of SERS signals. Finally, these sensors represent a powerful tool potentially implementable for the early diagnosis of widespread pathologies by real-time SERS analysis of liquid biopsy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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