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Quantitative multiplexing with nano-self-assemblies in SERS.


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Authors

Kasera, Setu 
Herrmann, Lars O 
del Barrio, Jesús 
Baumberg, Jeremy J 
Scherman, Oren A 

Abstract

Multiplexed or simultaneous detection of multiple analytes is a valuable tool in many analytical applications. However, complications caused by the presence of interfering compounds in a sample form a major drawback in existing molecular sensor technologies, particularly in multi-analyte systems. Although separating analytes through extraction or chromatography can partially address the problem of interferents, there remains a need for developing direct observational tools capable of multiplexing that can be applied in situ. Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) is an optical molecular finger-printing technique that has the ability to resolve analytes from within mixtures. SERS has attracted much attention for its potential in multiplexed sensing but it has been limited in its quantitative abilities. Here, we report a facile supramolecular SERS-based method for quantitative multiplex analysis of small organic molecules in aqueous environments such as human urine.

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Keywords

Biosensing Techniques, Bridged-Ring Compounds, Humans, Imidazoles, Nanoparticles, Neurotransmitter Agents, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular, Spectrum Analysis, Raman

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Journal ISSN

2045-2322
2045-2322

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4

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/G060649/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/H007024/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K028510/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/L027151/1)
European Research Council (320503)
European Research Council (240629)
The authors thank Ms. Anna Andreou for the 1H-NMR measurements and acknowledge funding from Walters-Kundert Trust, EPSRC (EP/K028510/1, EP/G060649/1, EP/H007024/1, ERC LINASS 320503), an ERC starting investigator grant (ASPiRe 240629), EU CUBiHOLE grant. S.K. thanks Krebs Memorial Scholarship (The Biochemical Society) and Cambridge Commonwealth Trust for funding.