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Area of Science:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Spectroscopy

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  • Reliable analytical sensors with high sensitivity and specificity are crucial for diagnostic advancements.
  • Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) offers high sensitivity, but requires specific analyte recognition.
  • Molecular surface functionalization is key to enhancing SERS specificity for diagnostic applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a controllable molecular surface functionalization process for textured gold surfaces.
  • To compare the sensitivity and specificity of different SERS platforms based on surface functionalization.
  • To identify optimal substrate specifications for advanced SERS diagnostic applications.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of textured gold surfaces with varying thicknesses and RMS roughness.
  • Functionalization of gold surfaces using self-assembled benzyl-terminated and benzoboroxole-terminated monolayers.
  • Analysis of SERS signal enhancement and analyte sensitivity using principal component analysis (PCA) and self-organizing maps (SOM).

Main Results:

  • Optimal molecular surface functionalization was achieved at 80 ± 8 nm thickness and 7.2 ± 1.0 nm RMS roughness.
  • The optimized SERS platforms exhibited a 70-fold increase in SERS signal.
  • Improved sensitivity for polysaccharide detection was observed with the functionalized surfaces.

Conclusions:

  • Controllable molecular surface functionalization is essential for optimizing SERS platforms.
  • Specific substrate specifications (thickness and roughness) significantly impact SERS sensitivity and specificity.
  • These findings provide a foundation for developing molecular imprinting techniques for SERS-based diagnostics.