Flexible and Transparent SERS Substrates Composed of Au@Ag Nanorod Arrays for In Situ Detection of Pesticide Residues on Fruit and Vegetables
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Fabrication of Flexible SERS Substrates
2.3. Characterization
2.4. SERS Measurements
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Morphological Characterization of Au@Ag NRs Arrays
3.2. SERS Activity of Au@Ag NRs Substrates
3.3. Uniformity and Stability of Au@Ag NRs Substrates
3.4. Application in Real Samples of Fruit and Vegetables
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Liu, C.; Wang, S.; Dong, X.; Huang, Q. Flexible and Transparent SERS Substrates Composed of Au@Ag Nanorod Arrays for In Situ Detection of Pesticide Residues on Fruit and Vegetables. Chemosensors 2022, 10, 423. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors10100423
Liu C, Wang S, Dong X, Huang Q. Flexible and Transparent SERS Substrates Composed of Au@Ag Nanorod Arrays for In Situ Detection of Pesticide Residues on Fruit and Vegetables. Chemosensors. 2022; 10(10):423. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors10100423
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Chao, Shenhao Wang, Xuan Dong, and Qing Huang. 2022. "Flexible and Transparent SERS Substrates Composed of Au@Ag Nanorod Arrays for In Situ Detection of Pesticide Residues on Fruit and Vegetables" Chemosensors 10, no. 10: 423. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors10100423