Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

PrefaceBASIC ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY OF SERSIntroductionPlasmon Resonances and Field EnhancementsField Enhancement Distribution and LocalizationElectromagnetic Model for the SERS and Fluorescence Enhancement FactorsThe Magnitude of the SERS Enhancement Factor in Typical CasesConclusionsNANOPARTICLE SERS SUBSTRATESIntroductionPreparation and Stability of Metal Nanoparticle Colloidal SERS SubstratesCharacterization of Nanoparticle-Based SERS SubstratesNanoparticles on the Unfunctionalized Solid Surface as SERS SubstratesConclusion and OutlookQUANTITATIVE SERS METHODSIntroductionSERS MediaStability and Shelf LifeReproducibility and Internal StandardsSelectivityConclusionSINGLE-MOLECULE- AND TRACE DETECTION BY SERSIntroductionExperiments and ResultsConclusionsDETECTION OF PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS BY USING SERS SENSORS BASED ON ORGANICALLY FUNCTIONALIZED Ag NANOPARTICLESIntroductionInclusion HostsContact HostsOcclusion HostsConclusionsSERS AND PHARMACEUTICALSIntroductionSERS of Antipyretics and AnalgesicsSERS of AntimalarialsSERS of Anticarcinogenics andf AntimutagenicsConcluding RemarksSERS AND SEPARATION SCIENCEIntroductionSERS and Capillary Electrophoresis (CE)SERS and Liquid Chromatography (LC)SERS and Gas Chromatography (GC)SERS and Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)Other Separation MethodsConclusionsSERS AND MICROFLUIDICSIntroductionLab-on-a-Chip TechnologyMicrofluidic Platforms and Application for SERSSummaryELECTROCHEMICAL SERS AND ITS APPLICATION IN ANALYTICAL, BIOPHYSICAL AND LIFE SCIENCEElectrochemical Surface-Enhanced Raman SpectroscopyFeatures of Electrochemical Surface-Enhanced Raman SpectroscopyExperimental Techniques of EC-SERSApplications of EC-SERSPerspectivesELECTRON TRANSFER OF PROTEINS AT MEMBRANE MODELSIntroductionModel Membranes and Membrane ModelsMethods for Probing Electron Transfer Processes of Cytochrome c at Coated ElectrodesThe Unusual Distance Dependence of the Interfacial Electron Transfer ProcessElectron Transfer and Protein Orientational

Sebastian Schlücker obtained his undergraduate and PhD degrees at the University of Würzburg, Germany. After a postdoctoral stay at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland, USA from 2002 till 2004, he completed his Habilitation in Physical Chemistry at the University of Würzburg in 2006. He has been Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Osnabrück, Germany since 2008.

"The book Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: Analytical, Biophysical and Life Science Applications provides a well-balanced account of the basic principles of SERS, advances in the SERS method, and applications of SERS technology. The book is expected to become a valuable resource for researchers in the field of SERS and those from other fields who are interested in exploiting SERS technology in a growing number of analytical, biophysical and life science applications." ( Anal Bioanal Chem , 2011) "I highly recommend it to any researcher in materials science and spectroscopy as well as any researchers in surface and medicinal chemistry and biophysics with some background in molecular spectroscopy. The 14 chapters masterfully guide the reader through a fascinating field in which researchers have been very active over the last decade." (Optics & Photonics News, 5 August 2011)

"The book Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy: Analytical, Biophysical and Life Science Applications provides a well-balanced account of the basic principles of SERS, advances in the SERS method, and applications of SERS technology. The book is expected to become a valuable resource for researchers in the field of SERS and those from other fields who are interested in exploiting SERS technology in a growing number of analytical, biophysical and life science applications." ( Anal Bioanal Chem , 2011)

"I highly recommend it to any researcher in materials science and spectroscopy as well as any researchers in surface and medicinal chemistry and biophysics with some background in molecular spectroscopy. The 14 chapters masterfully guide the reader through a fascinating field in which researchers have been very active over the last decade." (Optics & Photonics News, 5 August 2011)