Towards advanced biological detection using surface enhanced raman scattering (SERS)-based sensors

Mikella E. Hankus; Dimitra N. Stratis-Cullum; Paul M. Pellegrino

doi:10.1117/12.859267

24 August 2010 Towards advanced biological detection using surface enhanced raman scattering (SERS)-based sensors

Mikella E. Hankus, Dimitra N. Stratis-Cullum, Paul M. Pellegrino

Proceedings Volume 7759, Biosensing III; 77590G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859267
Event: SPIE NanoScience + Engineering, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The Army has a need for an accurate, fast, reliable and robust means to identify and quantify defense related materials. Raman spectroscopy is a form of vibrational spectroscopy that is rapidly becoming a valuable tool for homeland defense applications, as it is well suited for the molecular identification of a variety of compounds, including explosives and chemical and biological hazards. To measure trace levels of these types of materials, surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), a specialized form of Raman scattering, can be employed. The SERS enhancements are produced on, or in close proximity to, a nanoscale roughened metal surface and are typically associated with increased local electromagnetic field strengths. However, before application of SERS in the field and in particular to biological and other hazard sensing applications, significant improvements in substrate performance are needed. In this work, we will report the use of several SERS substrate architectures (colloids, film-over-nanospheres (FONs) and commercially available substrates) for detecting and differentiating numerous endospore samples. The variance in spectra as obtained using different sensing architectures will also be discussed. Additionally, the feasibility of using a modified substrate architecture that is tailored with molecular recognition probe system for detecting biological samples will be explored. We will discuss the progress towards an advanced, hybrid molecular recognition with a SERS/Fluorescence nanoprobe system including the optimization, fabrication, and spectroscopic analysis of samples on a commercially available substrate. Additionally, the feasibility of using this single-step switching architecture for hazard material detection will also be explored.

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Mikella E. Hankus, Dimitra N. Stratis-Cullum, and Paul M. Pellegrino "Towards advanced biological detection using surface enhanced raman scattering (SERS)-based sensors", Proc. SPIE 7759, Biosensing III, 77590G (24 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.859267

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