Closing the loop in next-generation sensing through shadow sphere lithography, plasmonics, and artificial intelligence

Mingyu Cheng, Xinyi Chen, Jinglan Zhang, Xu Ye and Bin Ai

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025, 54, 9876
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Functional regression for SERS spectrum transformation across diverse instruments

Tao Wang, Yanjun Yang, Haoran Lu, Jiaheng Cui, Xianyan Chen, Ping Ma, Wenxuan Zhong and Yiping Zhao

Analyst, 2025, 150, 460
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Ultra-sensitive detection of PFASs using surface enhanced Raman scattering and machine learning: a promising approach for environmental analysis

Joshua C. Rothstein, Jiaheng Cui, Yanjun Yang, Xianyan Chen and Yiping Zhao

Sens. Diagn., 2024, 3, 1272
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In situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) study on the structural evolution behavior of nano Sn sheets under a thermal field

Xia Zhou, Junwei Zhang, Hongli Li, Cong Ma, Yiqun Zhao, Hong Zhang and Yong Peng

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2024, 12, 4618
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The impact of analyte size on SERS enhancement location, enhancement factor, excitation wavelength, and spectrum

Yanjun Yang, Xinyi Chen, Bin Ai and Yiping Zhao

Sens. Diagn., 2024, 3, 668
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A high sensitivity prostate-specific antigen SERS detection platform based on laser resonance nanoparticles

Shi-Ying Fu, Shanshan Xu, Hongmei Li, Xian-Ming Guo, Jia-Sheng Lin, Bing Guan, Bin Chen, Tao Wang, Yue-Jiao Zhang and Jian-Feng Li

Nanoscale, 2025, 17, 5171
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Label-free SERS detection of foodborne pathogens based on a flexible PMMA-BP@MoS2 binary substrate

Xiaohan Liu, Shijiao Fu, Jialong Zhao, Chenjie Gu, Danting Yang and Tao Jiang

Analyst, 2025, 150, 3177
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Integrative plasmonics: optical multi-effects and acousto-electric-thermal fusion for biosensing, energy conversion, and photonic circuits

Hong Zhou, Dongxiao Li, Qiaoya Lv and Chengkuo Lee

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2025, 54, 5342
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Design of high-active SERS in 2D Au/TiO2 thin film for quantitative and photodegraded analysis

Ton Nu Quynh Trang, Nguyen Tran Gia Bao, Thai Duong and Vu Thi Hanh Thu

Chem. Pap., 2024, 78, 6649
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Reversal of anxiety-like depression induced by chronic corticosterone by crocin I and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy monitoring of plasma metabolites

Dandan Zhang, Zhuodi Wu, Doudou Yang, Guanjie Zhao, Yanru Zhang, Weifeng Mou and Yinku Liang

Front. Pharmacol., 2025, 16
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SERS-AI-driven tuberculosis diagnosis via urinary metabolite profiling using plasmonic nanobouquet

Hyo Jeong Seo, Seungki Lee, Jun Young Kim, Dong-Ho Kim, Sungweon Ryoo and Ho Sang Jung

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2026, 446, 138712
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Au-Ag bimetallic nanostructures for enhanced SERS detection of pyridine and TNT

Honghua Huang, Lidong Che and Yongjiang Liu

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser., 2025, 3113, 012014
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Detection and Identification of Pesticides in Fruits Coupling to an Au–Au Nanorod Array SERS Substrate and RF-1D-CNN Model Analysis

Pengxing Sha, Chushu Zhu, Tianran Wang, Peitao Dong and Xuezhong Wu

Nanomaterials, 2024, 14, 717
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Nanofabrication for Nanophotonics

Younghwan Yang, Youngsun Jeon, Zhaogang Dong, Joel K. W. Yang, Mahsa Haddadi Moghaddam, Dai-Sik Kim, Dong Kyo Oh, Jihae Lee, Mario Hentschel, Harald Giessen, Dohyun Kang, Gyeongtae Kim, Takuo Tanaka, Yang Zhao, Johannes Bürger, Stefan A. Maier, Haoran Ren, Wooik Jung, Mansoo Choi, Gwangmin Bae, Haomin Chen, Seokwoo Jeon, Jaekyung Kim, Eunji Lee, Hyunjung Kang, Yujin Park, Dang Du Nguyen, Inki Kim, Pablo Cencillo-Abad, Debashis Chanda, Xinxin Jing, Na Liu, Irina V. Martynenko, Tim Liedl, Yuna Kwak, Jwa-Min Nam, Sang-Min Park, Teri W. Odom, Hye-Eun Lee, Ryeong Myeong Kim, Ki Tae Nam, Hyunah Kwon, Hyeon-Ho Jeong, Peer Fischer, Jiwon Yoon, Shin-Hyun Kim, Sangmin Shim, Dasol Lee, Luis A. Pérez, Xiaoyu Qi, Agustin Mihi, Hohyun Keum, Moonsub Shim, Seok Kim, Hanhwi Jang, Yeon Sik Jung, Christian Rossner, Tobias A.F. König, Andreas Fery, Zhiwei Li, Koray Aydin, Chad A. Mirkin, Junhwa Seong, Nara Jeon, Zhiyun Xu, Tian Gu, Juejun Hu, Hyounghan Kwon, Hojoong Jung, Hossein Alijani, Igor Aharonovich, Joohoon Kim and Junsuk Rho

ACS Nano, 2025, 19, 12491
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Precision classification and quantitative analysis of bacteria biomarkers via surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and machine learning

Amit Kumar, Md Redwan Islam, Susu M. Zughaier, Xianyan Chen and Yiping Zhao

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2024, 320, 124627
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Advanced artificial intelligence combined with SERS platforms for diagnosis and therapeutic effects of cancer in clinical applications

Rana Zaki Abdul Bari, Muhammad Usman, Noor ul Huda, Muhammad Abdullah Javed, S. Tamulevičius and Xiao Zhang

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2025, 127053
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Modified nanosphere lithography: application to the fabrication of ordered arrays of gold nanopyramids

Cecilia Salinas-Fuentes, Angélica Hernández-Zanabria, Juan-Carlos Cheang-Wong and Yuriy Kudriavtsev

J Mater Sci: Mater Electron, 2024, 35
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CRISPR/Cas and Argonaute-powered lateral flow assay for pathogens detection

Yaru Li, Lu Zhao, Long Ma, Yunfeng Bai and Feng Feng

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2025, 65, 5464
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Highly Accurate and Robust Early Stage Detection of Cholangiocarcinoma Using Near-Lossless SERS Signal Processing with Machine Learning and 2D CNN for Point-of-care Mobile Application

Pobporn Danvirutai, Thatsanapong Pongking, Suppakrit Kongsintaweesuk, Somchai Pinlaor, Sartra Wongthanavasu and Chavis Srichan

ACS Omega, 2025, 10, 11296
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Advances of surface-enhanced Raman scattering in gas sensing

Yu Cui, Kuan Chang, Qinzhi Wang and Yijian Zhao

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2025, 524, 216320
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Magnetically driven nanomotors for the selective extraction and highly sensitive SERS analysis of cationic dyes

Zhiqin Geng, Gang Wang, Bohan Gu, Bingxue Wen, Ziwen Wu, Anqi Liu, Rui Li, Linfen Duan, Xinting Qian, Zhimin Li, Weiqing Han, Kajia Wei and Lulu Qu

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Scalable Multilayered Plasmonic Nanoporous Films for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Nan Zhang, Kandammathe Valiyaveedu Sreekanth, Yi Fan Chen, Siew Lang Teo, Lin Ke, Meng Zhao and Jinghua Teng

ACS Appl. Opt. Mater., 2024, 2, 744
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Highly reproducible nanofilms assembled from quaternary ammonium polymer-functionalized graphene oxide and gold nanoparticles for sensitive SERS detection of antibiotics

Xiaoyi Rong, Shaojie Gong, Jinqing You, Lin Geng, Wenzhong Yang and Hui Xu

Applied Surface Science, 2025, 688, 162390
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Innovative preparation of bimetallic (Ag-Au) SERS substrates by scratch-induced selective deposition

Xuancheng Zhu, Yanlin Jiang, Licong Cui, Wang He, Tingting Chen, Linmao Qian and Bingjun Yu

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 2025, 200, 109999
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Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Variants Using an Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2-Based Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Sensor Enhanced by CoVari Deep Learning Algorithms

Yanjun Yang, Jiaheng Cui, Dan Luo, Jackelyn Murray, Xianyan Chen, Sebastian Hülck, Ralph A. Tripp and Yiping Zhao

ACS Sens., 2024, 9, 3158
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SERS-Driven Chemometric Comparative Monitoring, Kinetics Study from Stimuli-Responsive Nanobiocomposite, DFT, Molecular Docking, and Biological Potential of Spectinomycin and Its Metal Complexes

Abdul Naman, Nasir Mehmood, Anfal Fatima, Minseok Kim, Salah Knani, Mahmoud El Safadi and Sobia Younas

Plasmonics, 2025
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Hydrogen-bonded organic framework-based core–shell structures via a pore confinement control strategy for high performance SERS sensing

Yuebo Sun, Yaling Liu, Peilong Wang and Jie Cheng

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 499, 156559
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Interview the nano-substrate enhanced with theoretical calculation verified SERS-based point-of-care sensors: mechanism interpretation and sensing applications

Sijie Liu, Xiyue Zhang, Rui Shu, Xing Luo, Bingzhi Li, Baiyi Zhang, Jing Sun, Wentao Zhang and Jianlong Wang

Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2026, 547, 217120
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Advancing SERS as a quantitative technique: challenges, considerations, and correlative approaches to aid validation

Sian Sloan-Dennison, Gregory Q. Wallace, Waleed A. Hassanain, Stacey Laing, Karen Faulds and Duncan Graham

Nano Convergence, 2024, 11
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Ultrasensitive Detection and Spectral Analysis of Protein Biomarkers Using 3D Nanopillar SERS Platforms with Tunable Hotspots

Karthikeyan N., Jajjara Bhargav, Karthik S. and Kavitha M. S.

Plasmonics, 2025
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Highly reproducible and sensitive silent region SERS probes for multi- antibiotic detection in lateral flow immunoassays

Hao Wang, Hongwei Qin, Jiangsheng Mao, Chao Zhu, Hongxia Du, Yongxin She and Mengmeng Yan

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 522, 167699
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A Tuneable and Easy-to-Prepare SERS Substrate Based on Ag Nanorods: A Versatile Tool for Solution and Dry-State Analyses

Margherita Longoni, Sofia Zucca and Silvia Bruni

Nanomaterials, 2024, 14, 1808
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Flexible, robust, and highly stable gold nanoparticle-decorated aramid nanofiber SERS substrates for ultrasensitive detection of hazardous chemicals in harsh environments

Dandan Li, Lei Ding, Jie Ao, Jiechen Xu, Yujun Chen, Sihang Zhang, Jiangtao Xu and Long Wu

Microchim Acta, 2025, 192
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Recent Progress in Nanomaterial-Based Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Food Safety Detection

Hagar S. Bahlol, Jiawen Li, Jiamin Deng, Mohamed F. Foda and Heyou Han

Nanomaterials, 2024, 14, 1750
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Rapid SERS Analysis: From Laboratory to Real Sample

Haoyu Guo, Shengfu Zhi, Zeyu Zhao, Tianchu Gao, Hao Ma, Si-Heng Luo, Wei Zhang, Ping Guo, Bin Ren, Zhong-Qun Tian and Guo-Kun Liu

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2025, 17, 33318
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Beyond Traditional airPLS: Improved Baseline Removal in SERS with Parameter-Focused Optimization and Prediction

Jiaheng Cui, Xianyan Chen and Yiping Zhao

Anal. Chem., 2025, 97, 16211
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Advancement in exosome isolation and label-free detection towards clinical diagnosis

Yangyang Zhou, Hezhen Liu and Hongxia Chen

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Organic Synaptic Transistors and Printed Circuit Board Defect Inspection with Photonic Stimulation: A Novel Approach Using Oblique Angle Deposition

Gyeongho Lee, Yeo Eun Kim, Hyeonjung Kim, Han‐Koo Lee, Jae Yeon Park, Seyong Oh and Hocheon Yoo

Small, 2025, 21
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V2CTx MXene-powered handheld SERS biosensor for the viral antigen test

Meng-Nan Li, Bo Cao, Yan-Ling Wang, Hang Zhou, Hai-Xu Yao, Yuan Gao, Xi-Wei Zhuang, Jian-Lei Liu, Chi-Jia Zeng, Susan Zhou, Da-Ling Zhu, Jian Ma and Fei-Yun Cui

Rare Met., 2025, 44, 6442
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Plasmonic Nanoprobe-Enabled SERS Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Proteins and Virus Samples on Wax-Printed Paper Substrates

Justine Gordon, Seyed Danial Mousavi, Jing Li, Nina Filippone, Lindsey Walter, Han-Wen Cheng, Zakiya Skeete, Hallie Feldman, Sydney Hakimi, Kaylee Cappuccio, Shan Wang, Melissa Hader, Guojun Shang, James Turner, Andrew Cameron, Susan Bane, Mark Poliks, Susan Lu, Tony T. Yuan and Chuan-Jian Zhong

Anal. Chem., 2025, 97, 21303
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Detection of adenovirus using dendritic silver substrates combined with SERS and random forest algorithms

Artem Tabarov, Kristina Prigoda, Evgeniy Popov, Anna Ermina, Vladimir Levitskii, Danila Krylov, Olga Andreeva, Azat Gazizulin, Vladimir Bolshakov, Vladimir Tolmachev, Danila Markov, Irina Amosova, Tatyana Timoshicheva, Andrey Gorshkov, Daria Danilenko, Vladimir Vitkin and Yuliya Zharova

Applied Surface Science, 2025, 682, 161771
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Advancing SERS Diagnostics in COVID‐19 with Rapid, Accurate, and Label‐Free Viral Load Monitoring in Clinical Specimens via SFNet Enhancement

Yanjun Yang, Hao Li, Les Jones, Jackelyn Murray, Hemant Naikare, Yung‐Yi C. Mosley, Teddy Spikes, Sebastian Hülck, Ralph A. Tripp, Bin Ai and Yiping Zhao

Adv Materials Inter, 2024, 11
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The determination of SERS activity of Au@Ag polyhedral nanostructures and the detection of hair loss types based on transformer

Yueyue Yuan, Chong Chen, Qingqing Huang, Mengbi Gong and Zhangyan Ye

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry, 2026, 470, 116657
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Deep learning-based cross-device standardization of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for enhanced bacterial recognition

Sakib Mahmud, Faizul Rakib Sayem, Manal Hassan, Yanjun Yang, Muhammad E.H. Chowdhury, Susu M. Zughaier, Faycal Bensaali and Yiping Zhao

Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2026, 347, 126931
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Kinetics-Controlled Simple Method for the Preparation of Au@Ag Hierarchical Superstructures for SERS Analysis

Mengqi Lyu, Ming Jiang, Hanting Yu, Kailiang Wu, Peitao Zhu, Yingke Zhu, Yan Xia and Juan Li

Inorganics, 2025, 13, 191
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Wide-Field Digital Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering: Quantitative Single-Molecule Detection with High Sensitivity and Throughput

Siyang Ye, Wen Zhang, Ling Tang, Kuanyu Ma, Jinling Ma, Li Li, Weigao Xu, Zhonghua Xi and Yuxi Tian

Chemical & Biomedical Imaging, 2025
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Soft and wrap-like nanofibers@plasmonic SERS sensors for high-fidelity visualized Raman imaging of micro-curved targets

Mengmeng Liu, Qingqiang Cui, Fangfei Liu, Lina Wang, Ming Chen and Shuang Li

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2026, 447, 138874
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Extracting True Virus SERS Spectra and Augmenting Data for Improved Virus Classification and Quantification

Yufang Liu, Yanjun Yang, Haoran Lu, Jiaheng Cui, Xianyan Chen, Ping Ma, Wenxuan Zhong and Yiping Zhao

ACS Sens., 2025, 10, 3941
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Recent progress on high-precision construction of nanoarchitectured SERS substrates for ultrasensitive bio-medical sensors

Heguang Liu, Ben Mou, Jinxin Li, Na Tian, Yiming Feng, Xiaodong Cui, Yury Kapitonov, Huageng Liang, Caiyin You, Yuan Li and Tianyou Zhai

Advanced Powder Materials, 2025, 4, 100300
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Glancing Angle Deposition in Gas Sensing: Bridging Morphological Innovations and Sensor Performances

Shivam Singh, Kenneth Christopher Stiwinter, Jitendra Pratap Singh and Yiping Zhao

Nanomaterials, 2025, 15, 1136
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Nanostructured tunnel field-effect transistors (NTFETs) for ultralow-power internet of things (IoT) devices: design optimization using quasi-one-dimensional graphene nanoribbons

Seema Rajput and Ankur Beohar

Microsyst Technol, 2025, 31, 3299
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Photoassisted construction of Ag nanoparticles embedded on exfoliated g-C3N4 matrix toward detection–removal of organic pollution-based SERS sensor

Ton Nu Quynh Trang, Nguyen Tran Gia Bao and Vu Thi Hanh Thu

Chem. Pap., 2025, 79, 7011
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A Printed 3D SERS Array with Hierarchical Micro/Nanostructures Enabled Hotspot Engineering for Ultrasensitive Bio‐Detection

Qi Pan, Artem Kuzmin, Georgii Zmaga, Qiling Xu, Zhenzhen Wang, Zhenkun Gu, Wenzhong Liu, Yali Sun, Meng Su and Yanlin Song

Adv Funct Materials, 2025
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Enrichment strategies in surface-enhanced Raman scattering: theoretical insights and optical design for enhanced light-matter interaction

Zhiyang Pei, Chang Ji, Mingrui Shao, Yang Wu, Xiaofei Zhao, Baoyuan Man, Zhen Li, Jing Yu and Chao Zhang

OES, 2025, 4, 250015
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