Plasmonic nanostructures for bioanalytical applications of SERS

Mehmet Kahraman; Sebastian Wachsmann-Hogiu

doi:10.1117/12.2214069

22 April 2016 Plasmonic nanostructures for bioanalytical applications of SERS

Mehmet Kahraman, Sebastian Wachsmann-Hogiu

Proceedings Volume 9724, Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine XIII; 972405 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2214069
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is a potential analytical technique for the detection and identification of chemicals and biological molecules and structures in the close vicinity of metallic nanostructures. We present a novel method to fabricate tunable plasmonic nanostructures and perform a comprehensive structural and optical characterization of the structures. Spherical latex particles are uniformly deposited on glass slides and used as templates to obtain nanovoid structures on polydimethylsiloxane surfaces. The diameter and depth of the nanovoids are controlled by the size of the latex particles. The nanovoids are coated with a thin Ag layer for fabrication of uniform plasmonic nanostructures. Structural characterization of the surfaces is performed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Optical properties of these plasmonic nanostructures are evaluated via UV/Vis spectroscopy, and SERS. The sample preparation step is the key point to obtain strong and reproducible SERS spectra from the biological structures. When the colloidal suspension is used as a SERS substrate for the protein detection, the electrostatic interaction of the proteins with the nanoparticles is described by the nature of their charge status, which influences the aggregation properties such as the size and shape of the aggregates, which is critical for the SERS experiment. However, when the solid SERS substrates are fabricated, SERS signal of the proteins that are background free and independent of the protein charge. Pros and cons of using plasmonic nano colloids and nanostructures as SERS substrate will be discussed for label-free detection of proteins using SERS.

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Mehmet Kahraman and Sebastian Wachsmann-Hogiu "Plasmonic nanostructures for bioanalytical applications of SERS", Proc. SPIE 9724, Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine XIII, 972405 (22 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2214069

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Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Plasmonics

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