Frontiers of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering: Single Nanoparticles and Single Cells - Hardcover

Ozaki, Yukihiro; Kneipp, Katrin; Aroca, Ricardo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 111835902X ISBN 13: 9781118359020

Publisher: Wiley, 2014

Synopsis

A comprehensive presentation of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) theory, substrate fabrication, applications of SERS to biosystems, chemical analysis, sensing and fundamental innovation through experimentation. Written by internationally recognized editors and contributors. Relevant to all those within the scientific community dealing with Raman Spectroscopy, i.e. physicists, chemists, biologists, material scientists, physicians and biomedical scientists. SERS applications are widely expanding and the technology is now used in the field of nanotechnologies, applications to biosystems, nonosensors, nanoimaging and nanoscience.

About this title

Review:

"I believe this book is worth reading by anyone in the field, and I found myself noting a few references throughout each chapter. The book would also be particularly useful for students trying to understand issues in the broader field of current SERS research." (Anal Bioanal Chem, 22 August 2014)

From the Back Cover:

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has flourished for nearly four decades and today it is a vibrant, quintessential embodiment of nanoscience and nanotechnology with a broad range of applications.

The current level of understanding of SERS is now well advanced and as a consequence researchers are beginning to formulate strategies for exploiting SERS as a general platform for chemical and biological analysis, with unprecedented routine levels of sensitivity, specificity and reproducibility.

Written by internationally-recognised experts, this text:

- Provides comprehensive coverage of the theory, instrumentation and applications of SERS.

- Presents new research fields of this key analytical technique including:

- single molecule detection;

- nanoparticle analysis;

- single cell and bacterial diagnostics;

- the detection of biomolecules and biomolecular complexes.

- Aims to convey to the reader the enthusiasm of researchers in this field.

This text is relevant to those involved in diagnostic tools for nanomedicine and synthesis as well as materials scientists working in the area of the characterization of nanoparticles.

It is the authors hope that this book will not only be useful but enjoyable to read. Their wish is that it inspires its readers to try novel and exciting SERS research.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 111835902X
• ISBN 13: 9781118359020
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336