Application of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) in Chemical and Life Sciences

Dear Colleagues,

Raman spectroscopy constitutes a versatile, rapid and efficient analytical method for the structural characterization of materials, the investigation of mechanical and physicochemical properties, and the screening of processes. In this context, SERS is a modality that has resulted in significant contributions to the aforementioned areas due to its pronounced detection sensitivity compared to conventional Raman spectroscopy and has subsequently enabled high quality research by various end-users ranging from academics to industry professionals.

This Special Issue focuses on highlighting the suitability of SERS to shed light on the structure and properties of materials over different length scales from micro- to the nanometer size. We also invite contributions that combine SERS with other techniques based on different operating principles. This Special Issue aims to cover a broad range of research topics, spanning the fields of materials science and engineering (e.g., phase transitions), environmental science, analytical and physical chemistry (e.g., chemical sensing, single molecule detection), biology and medicine (e.g., biosensing, pathogen detection), biotechnology (e.g., food science), and others.

Dr. Konstantinos I. Chatzipanagis
Dr. Dimitrios Palles
Guest Editors

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