Facile Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Silver Nanostars for Ultrasensitive Detection of Biological Analytes by SERS
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Characterization of AgNS Colloids by UV-Vis Spectroscopy
2.2. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) Characterization
2.3. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Characterization
2.4. SERS and Raman Analysis
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials
3.2. Cell Culture and Lysates
3.3. Fabrication of Silver NanoStars (AgNS)
3.4. Preparation of SERS Substrates
3.5. Preparation of Samples for SERS and Raman Investigation
3.6. Characterization of Silver Nanostars and Solid Plasmonic Substrates
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Revnic, R.N.; Știufiuc, G.F.; Toma, V.; Onaciu, A.; Moldovan, A.; Țigu, A.B.; Fischer-Fodor, E.; Tetean, R.; Burzo, E.; Știufiuc, R.I. Facile Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Silver Nanostars for Ultrasensitive Detection of Biological Analytes by SERS. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 8830. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158830
Revnic RN, Știufiuc GF, Toma V, Onaciu A, Moldovan A, Țigu AB, Fischer-Fodor E, Tetean R, Burzo E, Știufiuc RI. Facile Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Silver Nanostars for Ultrasensitive Detection of Biological Analytes by SERS. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(15):8830. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158830
Chicago/Turabian StyleRevnic, Radu Nicolae, Gabriela Fabiola Știufiuc, Valentin Toma, Anca Onaciu, Alin Moldovan, Adrian Bogdan Țigu, Eva Fischer-Fodor, Romulus Tetean, Emil Burzo, and Rareș Ionuț Știufiuc. 2022. "Facile Microwave Assisted Synthesis of Silver Nanostars for Ultrasensitive Detection of Biological Analytes by SERS" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 15: 8830. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23158830