Title :
Engineering caged nanostructures for reproducible SERS detection
Author :
Roca, Maryuri ; Ryu, Kyungtag ; Mackie, Prescott ; Haes, Amanda J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Abstract :
Gold nanoparticles that are protected by permeable silica membranes preserve the optical properties of the nanoparticle core in harsh environments without sacrificing enhanced spectroscopic detection. Reproducible and quantitative detection using SERS will be demonstrated.
Keywords :
gold; nanoparticles; surface enhanced Raman scattering; Au; SERS detection; caged nanostructures; gold nanoparticles; permeable silica membranes; Biomembranes; Gold; Nanoparticles; Nanostructures; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Raman scattering; Silicon compounds; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688599
