Cicada Wing Inspired Template-Stripped SERS Active 3D Metallic Nanostructures for the Detection of Toxic Substances
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Atomic Force Microscopy
2.2. Fabrication of Nanogratings
2.3. Template-Stripping Procedure
2.4. Raman Measurements
2.5. Analyte Sample Preparation
2.6. Contact Angle Measurements
2.7. Enhancement Factor Calculations
2.8. Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) Simulations
2.9. Scanning Electron Microscopy
3. Results and Discussion
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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Nair, S.; Gomez-Cruz, J.; Ascanio, G.; Docoslis, A.; Sabat, R.G.; Escobedo, C. Cicada Wing Inspired Template-Stripped SERS Active 3D Metallic Nanostructures for the Detection of Toxic Substances. Sensors 2021, 21, 1699. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21051699
Nair S, Gomez-Cruz J, Ascanio G, Docoslis A, Sabat RG, Escobedo C. Cicada Wing Inspired Template-Stripped SERS Active 3D Metallic Nanostructures for the Detection of Toxic Substances. Sensors. 2021; 21(5):1699. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21051699
Chicago/Turabian StyleNair, Srijit, Juan Gomez-Cruz, Gabriel Ascanio, Aristides Docoslis, Ribal Georges Sabat, and Carlos Escobedo. 2021. "Cicada Wing Inspired Template-Stripped SERS Active 3D Metallic Nanostructures for the Detection of Toxic Substances" Sensors 21, no. 5: 1699. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21051699
APA StyleNair, S., Gomez-Cruz, J., Ascanio, G., Docoslis, A., Sabat, R. G., & Escobedo, C. (2021). Cicada Wing Inspired Template-Stripped SERS Active 3D Metallic Nanostructures for the Detection of Toxic Substances. Sensors, 21(5), 1699. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21051699