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Self-assembled monolayers for bio-analytical SERS applications: from single to mixed component SAMs
Tao Cheng1, Chunchun Li2,3, Ziwei Ye1
1Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Feringa Nobel Prize Scientist Joint Research Center, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai 200237, China. yeziwei@ecust.edu.cn.
Mixed-component self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) enhance surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) substrates by integrating multiple functions. This review details their synthesis, characterization, and application, particularly in biological sensing.
Area of Science:
- Nanomaterials Science
- Surface Chemistry
- Spectroscopy
Background:
- Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) precisely control plasmonic nanomaterial surface chemistry, crucial for surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS).
- Single-component SAMs have limitations for complex applications, necessitating multifunctional approaches.
- Mixed-component SAMs integrate multiple ligands on a single interface, overcoming single-component limitations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the synthesis, characterization, and application of mixed-component SAMs for SERS.
- To highlight the role of SERS as an in situ tool for probing mixed monolayer parameters.
- To illustrate the benefits of mixed-component SAMs in biological applications.
Main Methods:
- Discussion of synthesis strategies for mixed-component SAMs.
- Exploration of characterization techniques for mixed monolayers.
- Emphasis on SERS as an in situ analytical tool.
Main Results:
- Mixed-component SAMs enable enhanced sensitivity, selectivity, stability, and accuracy in quantitative SERS analysis.
- SERS serves as a powerful in situ method for characterizing mixed SAMs.
- Biological applications demonstrate the utility of multifunctional SAMs.
Conclusions:
- Mixed-component SAMs offer significant advantages over single-component systems for advanced SERS applications.
- Challenges remain in the rational design and mechanistic understanding of mixed SAMs.
- Future research should focus on mechanistic studies and artificial intelligence integration for rational design.
