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  • Nanotechnology
  • Spectroscopy
  • Biochemistry

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  • Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) offers high sensitivity for molecular detection.
  • Developing controllable and reusable SERS platforms is crucial for advanced sensing applications.
  • Stimuli-responsive materials can provide dynamic control over sensing processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To create a novel SERS-active gold nanostructure with integrated electromagnetic hotspots.
  • To functionalize the nanostructure with DNA motifs that respond to external stimuli.
  • To demonstrate the reversible ON/OFF switching of SERS signals based on environmental changes.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a SERS-active substrate using densely packed gold nanoparticles on a gold nanorod.
  • Introduction of Cy3-labeled, stimuli-responsive DNA motifs to the nanostructure.
  • Monitoring SERS signal changes in response to variations in pH, metal ions, and organic molecules.

Main Results:

  • The gold nanostructure exhibited significant electromagnetic hotspots, enhancing SERS signals.
  • The attached DNA motifs demonstrated reversible conformational changes upon exposure to stimuli.
  • SERS signals were successfully switched ON and OFF reversibly, correlating with the applied stimuli.

Conclusions:

  • The designed gold nanostructure serves as a highly effective and tunable SERS platform.
  • This system enables sensitive and reversible detection of various chemical and biological species.
  • The nanostructure holds potential for applications in smart sensors and molecular diagnostics.