Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering in Biosensing Applications
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical and Photonic Biosensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 2922
Special Issue Editors
Interests: SERS solid substrates fabrication; SERS applications; low-pressure chemical vapor deposition; nanomaterials; Si nanotrees
Interests: chromatographic analysis; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy; development of functional separation media, food and drug analysis
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Dear Colleagues,
The main features of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) are ultra-high sensitivity, molecular specificity, short measuring time, low cost and wide range applications. In the last few decades, the development of high-quality and affordable SERS substrates has been accompanied by an increase in the number of applications and a similar growth trend is expected until 2030 and beyond. SERS currently finds the largest number of applications in medical research and pharmacy. However, areas of application for which accelerated development is expected are food safety and environmental protection.
This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of research that includes SERS analysis of biomolecules examined in the aforementioned research areas and wider. Biomolecules can be investigated on standard or innovative SERS substrates following direct or indirect approach methods. Papers including a portable Raman spectrometer system for accurate on-site diagnostics of bio-analytes are encouraged.
The topics of the Special Issue "Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering in Biosensing Applications" include, but are not limited to:
- Novel SERS substrates for biosensing applications;
- SERS analysis of environmental hazards;
- Food safety: SERS characterization of food and drink pathogens;
- SERS novelties in bio-medical applications;
- Advanced portable biosensors.
Dr. Hrvoje Gebavi
Prof. Dr. Yuling Hu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- SERS substrate development
- SERS for biosensing applications
- food contaminant detection
- environmental pollution control
- machine learning (SERS)
- SERS sensors
- quantitative SERS methods
- biohazardous molecules
- forensic substances
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