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13 March 2024 Nanowire mesh sensor for SERS breath analysis
Marios Constantinou, Sotirios Christodoulou, Agapios Agapiou, Chrysafis Andreou
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Abstract
We report a quick and low-cost method for the fabrication of a label-free gas nanosensor for breath analysis, based on surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), using nanowires (NWs) as a backbone. We followed a fully solution-processed method for the decoration of TiO2 NWs with plasmonic gold (Au) nanoparticles (NPs), and their subsequent dielectrophoretic (DEP) self-assembly on predefined substrate locations. This approach produces a 3D NW mesh that maximizes the SERS-active surface of the device, while achieving signal reliability and reproducibility. The sensor’s performance was tested using 4-aminothiophenol (4-ATP) in gas phase, at concentrations as low as 0.01 parts-per-million (ppmv). These findings demonstrate the applicability of the NW mesh sensor for the development of breath analysis platforms for diagnostic and medical screening applications.
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(2024) Published by SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
Marios Constantinou, Sotirios Christodoulou, Agapios Agapiou, and Chrysafis Andreou "Nanowire mesh sensor for SERS breath analysis", Proc. SPIE 12861, Frontiers in Biological Detection: From Nanosensors to Systems XVI, 1286103 (13 March 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3001000
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KEYWORDS
Nanowires

Dielectrophoresis

Sensors

Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy

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