胶带快速转移水油液液界面自组装纳米金制备透明柔性SERS基底

表面增强拉曼(SERS)是一种快速灵敏的表面分析检测技术。提出了一种简便快捷的制备高活性的透明柔性SERS基底,使用乙醇诱导Au NPs从水溶液中组装到水/油界面的形成致密的Au MLF后再用透明胶带转移即制备完成了SERS基底。UV-Vis和SEM测试结果显示纳米金被紧密的吸附在透明胶带上。通过调控Au溶胶的浓度以及加入乙醇与Au溶胶的体积比来控制Au纳米粒子在胶带的密度,发现加入的氯金酸体积0.4mL,乙醇与Au溶胶体积比10∶4时,制备完成的Au/Tape基底具有最佳的活性,以孔雀石绿分子为拉曼探针计算了Au/Tape基底的增强因子EF为1.8×107。此基底在非平整表面现场超灵敏快速检测具有潜力。     

利用AAO模板制备SERS基底检测SudanⅠ

通过模板法制备大面积、可控的、可重复的、热点集中的金纳米结构阵列,并在纳米结构阵列上通过化学修饰分子,吸附更多苏丹红Ⅰ分子至金纳米的SERS增强区域,实现其高灵敏的表面增强拉曼分析检测。以多孔阳极氧化铝为模板,通过真空蒸镀金,约200 nm厚度,复制氧化铝的孔洞结构,用碱液将氧化铝模板腐蚀去除,可得到氧化铝模板的互补结构,即大面积的、均匀的金半球纳米结构阵列。在金纳米结构阵列上修饰十二硫醇,硫醇巯基端与纳米金相结合,碳链端自组装形成非极性的疏水环境,疏水环境可以捕获苏丹红Ⅰ分子,使其吸附至纳米金结构表面的SERS增强区域,实现苏丹红Ⅰ的SERS检测。由于SERS基底表面的金半球纳米结构均匀、规整,在激光光斑的区域内,苏丹红Ⅰ的SERS信号均匀、稳定,可以对苏丹红Ⅰ进行定量分析。苏丹红Ⅰ的拉曼峰强度对数与浓度对数之间呈线性关系,线性相关系数达0.99,线性范围为5×10-4～10-7mol·L-1,回收率范围77%～117%。此方法的检测限可达到4×10-8mol·L-1,与国标的高效液相色谱的检测限相当。     

谷胱甘肽在金纳米粒子有序膜表面吸附的表面增强Raman光谱表征

将制备好的金纳米溶胶粒子组装在3-氨基丙基-三甲氧基硅烷(APTMS)修饰的ITO导电玻璃表面,形成金纳米粒子有序膜。FE-SEM电镜图显示金纳米粒子有序膜呈现出较为均匀的亚单层分布。同时利用电化学方法对有序膜进行了表征。将有序膜作为表面增强Raman光谱(SERS)基底应用于生物分子谷胱甘肽的SERS光谱表征与分析。研究表明,所制备的金纳米粒子有序膜可有效应用于谷胱甘肽分子的SERS光谱表征与分析。     

挥发性有机物的非接触SERS检测

挥发性有机物在自然环境中普遍存在,对人体健康造成显著影响,为此亟待发展高灵敏度的快速识别和检测技术。本文通过制备和优化表面增强拉曼散射(surface-enhanced Raman scattering,SERS)基底,实现了强吸附和弱吸附型挥发性有机物的检测。首先利用化学方法合成了粒径约为30nm的均匀准球形金纳米粒子,该粒子具有SERS效应以及良好的化学稳定性,以该纳米粒子为单元,通过气液两相界面自组装技术制备增强性能好、SERS信号均匀的金纳米粒子单层膜(Au MLF),并以此为SERS基底对挥发性有机物苯硫酚进行了检测。为了实现弱吸附挥发物质的检测,对Au MLF表面进行了修饰,构建了聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)-Au MLF复合基底,实现了苯及二甲苯等弱吸附型挥发性有机物的检测。     

DNA模板自组装正电荷纳米金基底的增强SERS效应

本文将合成的直径为10 nm的正电荷金纳米颗粒通过静电作用高密度自组装到带负电荷的长链λ-DNA分子上, 形成了高密度的具有纳米间隙的金纳米颗粒网络结构。研究了孤立的金纳米颗粒和所自组装的金纳米颗粒-DNA复合材料作为表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)基底的活性。原本对SERS信号响应较弱的10 nm直径的金纳米颗粒, 在自组装到DNA上形成具有纳米间隙的金纳米颗粒网络后, 产生了均匀、一致、强烈的SERS增强响应。我们利用用该基底对罗丹明G(R6G)、吡啶(Py)和对巯基苯胺(4-ATP)等不同类型的小分子化合物进行SERS检测的结果表明, 此方法制备SERS基底产率高、均一, 具有较好的SERS增强效果好, SERS信号稳定性和重复性相对常规孤立的金纳米颗粒SERS基底有很大提高。     

桑色素修饰金纳米粒子自组装膜的制备及其性能研究

采用水相硅烷化方法,将γ-氨基丙基三乙氧基硅烷[H₂N(CH₂)₃Si(OC₂H₅)₃](APES)组装在石英表面,在基底表面修饰上氨基为末端的单层膜,并进一步在这种功能化的单层膜基底上组装金纳米粒子得到金纳米粒子/APES/石英的纳米复合结构。以制备的金纳米粒子自组装膜修饰石英为基底及DL-半胱胺酸为中介,利用桑色素(Morin)和DL-半胱胺酸的化学吸附作用,将桑色素间接组装在金纳米粒子自组装膜修饰石英基底表面,所构建的桑色素修饰金纳米粒子自组装膜对三苯基锡有灵敏的荧光识别作用。文章着重研究了桑色素修饰金纳米粒子自组装膜的制备以及组装条件对其荧光行为的影响,探讨了膜的响应特性及响应机理。     

干净、均一的表面增强拉曼基底的制备和表征

采用盐酸羟胺种子生长法制备60 nm左右的粒径均一的金纳米粒子, 通过在ITO上修饰3-氨基丙基-三甲氧基硅烷(APTMS)对金纳米粒子进行组装, 得到组装密度较高、均一的表面增强拉曼光谱(SERS)基底; 采用等离子体清洗再用醋酸溶液浸泡除去氧化层的方法, 可获得干净的SERS基底, 这种方法与其它基底除杂方法相比更为简单、操作性强且信号只衰减了20%。     

挥发性有机物的表面增强拉曼光谱检测研究

金纳米粒子由于其具有表面增强效应以及良好的化学稳定性,常被用作SERS基底。本文以粒径30nm的均匀准球形金纳米粒子为单元,通过气液界面自组装技术获得增强活性高、均匀性和重现性优良的单层膜SERS基底,开展了硝基苯、苯硫酚、对二甲苯等挥发性有机物的SERS检测,并进行了室温开放体系挥发性有机物的非接触式SERS检测。以苯硫酚为模型,研究有机挥发物分子的吸附行为与距离之间的关系。探索利用便携式拉曼仪开展挥发性有机物的现场SERS检测。     

Au@SiO_2单层膜间耦合效应的表面增强拉曼光谱研究

借助水/油两相界面自组装形成致密排列且有序稳定的Au@SiO2单层膜,通过膜层层转移到固相基底的方法制备了具有不同纳米粒子层数的SERS基底,成功在同一硅片上制备了六层Au@SiO2纳米粒子膜,研究了不同膜层数与SERS信号的关系,结合SERS成像技术可测定纳米粒子膜在基底上的层数。通过改变探针分子在多层纳米粒子膜上的位置,研究了纳米粒子膜间的耦合增强效应。研究表明,同一层膜表面探针分子的SERS信号分布均匀,随膜层数的增加,SERS信号明显增强,当膜层达到第五层时探针分子的SERS信号最强,之后几乎保持不变,说明SERS信号主要来源于表层的五层纳米粒子膜,位于五层以下纳米粒子对SERS效应并没有贡献。固定探针分子仅吸附于底层纳米粒子表面,当再覆盖一层裸露纳米粒子膜后,SERS信号达到最大,其主要源于热点的增强作用占主导地位,而覆盖至第三层时,SERS信号反而出现微小减弱,这是由于多层的Au@SiO2纳米粒子膜影响了激发光以及信号的传播,但粒子间产生的耦合效应仍对底层的探针分子起增强作用,当覆盖至五层Au@SiO2膜后,探针分子SERS信号完全消失,由此说明纳米粒子单层膜控制在三层以内可有效检测底层及以上所有纳米粒子上吸附分子的SERS信号,该结果为制备理想SERS基底提供了实验依据。     

一种用于现场快速检测的SERS基底的制备

利用化学自组装方法,首先在色谱玻璃小瓶的内壁吸附上一层PDDA阳离子聚电解质,然后通过静电吸附作用将带有负电荷的银纳米粒子组装到内壁;比较了不同色谱瓶作为吸附银纳米粒子的载体的优缺点;用紫外-可见吸收光谱监测吸附到玻璃瓶内壁的银纳米粒子的表面等离子体共振峰,跟踪银纳米粒子的组装情况;利用对-巯基苯胺作为探针分子研究了基底的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)活性。结果表明：所制备的SERS小瓶基底具有良好的SERS活性,并且使用简单,保存时间长,适合SERS现场快速检测的需要。     

金纳米-Nylon柔性膜基底的制备及其SERS性能研究

表面增强拉曼光谱（SERS）是目前最灵敏的分析技术之一,广泛应用于生命科学、材料科学、环境科学及分析化学等领域。SERS基底的特性决定了该技术的实际应用范围,是推动该技术发展的关键,高活性SERS基底的制备已经逐渐成为SERS研究领域的热点。为了获得最佳的拉曼信号,对具有特殊特性的SERS活性基底的需求一直很大。柔性SERS基底因具有良好的柔韧性,3D支架结构和表面可控的孔径大小等独特优势,在检测化合物和细菌等方面有很好的应用价值。Nylon(尼龙)柔性膜表面具有分级及多孔交错排列3D结构的特点,将固相萃取装置与特殊材料Nylon柔性膜相结合,通过改变金纳米颗粒的附着量以及金纳米颗粒与膜结合次数,制备了高SERS活性的金纳米-Nylon（Au-Nylon）柔性膜基底。研究表明,金纳米颗粒能很好地附着在Nylon纤维上,纳米颗粒与Nylon柔性膜表面等离子共振耦合作用,形成金纳米颗粒与Nylon纤维的复合体,Au-Nylon柔性膜基底的等离子共振吸收峰发生蓝移。首次处理后的Nylon纤维与其所附着的金纳米颗粒形成新的活性截留层,有助于使再次处理时金颗粒更好地附着在柔性膜表面,产生SERS“热点”效应,提高其SERS性能。利用结晶紫（CV）作为SERS探针分子,对Au-Nylon柔性膜基底SERS性能进行分析,发现CV探针分子在Au-Nylon柔性膜基底上的SERS强度随金纳米颗粒的附着量以及金纳米颗粒与膜结合次数而变化。对于面积为1 cm2的Au-Nylon柔性膜基底,当单次过滤金溶胶1 mL,与膜结合2次,总结合量2 mL时,CV探针分子的SERS信号最强,SERS活性最强。采用Au-Nylon柔性膜基底对浓度为2.5×10-5,1×10-5,1×10-6,5×10-7及1×10-7 mol·L-1的CV溶液进行的SERS检测,发现Au-Nylon柔性膜基底对CV探针分子检测极限达1×10-6 mol·L-1,增强因子达到1.0×104。此外,Au-Nylon柔性膜基底均匀性较好,相对平均偏差为11.8%。Au-Nylon柔性膜基底在微生物检测中,仍具有良好SERS活性,对金黄色葡萄球菌的SERS增强效果优于金溶胶。由此可见,研究中制备的Au-Nylon柔性具有良好的均一性,并具有较好的SERS活性,该方法简单且易批量制备,无论在化合物检测还是微生物检测中都具有良好的实际应用价值。     

金纳米颗粒阵列基底的化学置换制备及其表面增强拉曼散射特性研究

表面增强拉曼(SERS)作为一种分析手段,具有高灵敏度、高选择性、高重复性、非破坏性等优点,在过去的几十年中,被广泛应用在成分检测、环境科学、生物医药及传感器等领域。其中以金、银等贵金属纳米颗粒薄膜在表面增强拉曼(SERS)活性基底方面得到了更为广泛的应用。SERS技术一个关键的因素是如何制设计并备具有大面积、高增强能力及高重复性、可循环使用的SERS基底。通常,贵金属纳米颗粒规则阵列结构的单元颗粒电磁增强特性及其颗粒间的电磁耦合增强特性的综合作用可大力提升SERS基底的探测性能。然而,利用传统微纳米加工方法如光刻、电子束光刻等方法制备得到的贵金属纳米阵列结构的表面粗糙度不够理想。结合光刻与化学置换方法制备金纳米颗粒四方点阵列孔洞结构,并研究其作为SERS基底的电磁增强特性。具体研究利用光刻法在硅衬底上制备了规则排列的四方点阵列孔洞结构,用磁控溅射在其表面镀上金属铁膜;接着在衬底上旋涂浓度为1.893 8 mol·L-1的氯金酸液膜,在孔洞内铁和氯金酸发生置换反应,进而孔洞生成金纳米颗粒,最终得到金纳米颗粒四方点阵SERS活性基底。采用罗丹明6G(R6G)分子作为探测分子测试不同金纳米颗粒阵列结构基底的SERS谱。实验结果表明,随着化学置换反应时间的延长,金纳米颗粒排列更加紧凑有序,SERS谱增强性能更好。     

以PAA为模板制备SERS基底及对三聚氰胺的检测

采用热蒸镀的方法直接在多孔氧化铝(porous anodic alumina,PAA)模板上蒸镀几微米的银膜,然后在HCl溶液中溶解掉模板,得到表面具有纳米尺度规则结构的银膜作为表面增强拉曼散射(surface-en-hanced Raman spectra,SERS)基底,并在该基底上测量了吡啶溶液(0.01 mol.L-1)的增强拉曼光谱,发现平均增强因子大于105。与直接在载玻片上蒸镀的银膜相比,具有纳米尺度规则结构银膜的增强效果提高了30倍。改变激发光功率测量吡啶的拉曼光谱,和普通拉曼散射一样,增强拉曼光谱的峰值强度随激发光强度线性变化,并在该基底上测量了三聚氰胺的拉曼光谱,发现在1 mW的激发功率下对于三聚氰胺的检出限为2.5 mg.L-1。     

Effects of solid substrate on the SERS‐based immunoassay: a comparative study

A comparative study of the solid substrates used in surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) based immunoassay is made in this paper. Five different substrates were prepared and divided into two groups with and without SERS activity. They are (1) a poly‐L ‐lysine slide, (2) a glutaraldehyde (GA)‐aminosilane slide, (3) a substrate assembled with silver nanoparticles, (4) a substrate assembled with silver nanoparticles and functionalized with GA–aminosilane and (5) a substrate assembled with gold nanoparticles, of which the first two are substrates are without SERS activity and the latter three are with SERS activity because of the existence of the metallic nanoparticles. The SERS experimental results show that the immunoassay performed on an SERS‐active substrate is more effective than that employing the inactive substrate. Among the inactive substrates, the GA–aminosilane slide with a better ability for antibody immobilization leads to a more sensitive immunoassay than the poly‐L ‐lysine slide. Moreover, for SERS‐based immunoassay, the substrate with assembled silver nanoparticles has an advantage of higher SERS enhancement capacity over the substrate assembled with gold nanoparticles. This work indicates that SERS‐active substrates play important and positive roles in sensitive SERS‐based immunoassay. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopic readout on heavy metal ions based on surface self assembly

A new method is reported for detecting heavy metal ions by using the self assembled monolayer (SAM) technique and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The p‐mercaptobenzoic acid (MBA) served as the SERS readout molecule and the modified tag to attach on the smooth gold substrate as well as the tag of nanoparticles by the SAM method. Two carboxyl groups from MBA molecules which were attached respectively to gold substrate and gold nanoparticles were linked through the heavy metal ions (Cu²⁺, Pb²⁺ and Zn²⁺) as bridge, and thus sandwich structure of ‘MBA modified gold substrate/heavy metal ions/MBA modified gold nanoparticles’ was built for detection. The observation of the oxidation peak of metal nanoparticles from cyclic voltammetry (CV) curve, gold nanoparticles from scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images and SERS signal of MBA from the sandwich structure indicated the existence of heavy metal ions. The difference in the wavenumbers of vibrational modes from MBA in the sandwich structure constructed by different could be used to identify different heavy metal ions. The assembled structure was rinsed by strong chelator of EDTA solution to remove the heavy metal ions from the sandwich structure and thus to obtain a fresh gold substrate modified with MBA for the cyclic detection. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Effects of electrolytes on the fabrication of three‐dimensional nanoporous gold films by a rapid anodic potential step method for SERS

A unique one‐step anodic potential step strategy has been developed recently by our group to fabricate a three‐dimensional (3D) nanoporous gold film (NPGF) within 1 min as an efficient surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) active substrate. Gloria et al. (J. Electroanal. Chem. 2011, 656, 114–119) demonstrated that the prepared NPGF under optimum conditions (2 M HCl, 50 s) has higher SERS intensities than that of a commercial single‐use gold substrate. However, the SERS performance of 3D NPGFs fabricated in neutral KCl by this strategy have not been investigated. In this paper, SERS performances of the NPGFs fabricated in electrolytes of KCl and HCl are compared for the first time, using pyridine as a test molecule. Equivalent SERS intensities can be obtained on the 3D NPGFs prepared in these two electrolytes under respectively optimum conditions. The results suggest that hot spots of nanogaps and crevices because of the aggregation/coalescence of gold nanoparticles and the formation/removal of thin gold oxide coatings contribute greatly to the high SERS activity. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

金纳米粒子组装体系的表面增强拉曼光谱特性研究——表面粒子密度与拉曼光谱强度的关系

利用纳米粒子组装制备了金基底———巯基苯胺自组装膜偶联层———金纳米粒子的“三明治”结构,研究了表面粒子密度与偶连层分子的拉曼光谱强度的关系。实验结果显示,该结构对偶连层分子的拉曼光谱有很好的增强效应,增强因子可达１０５。在表面粒子密度较低时,拉曼光谱强度与表面粒子密度曲线呈线形,随着表面粒子密度的增加,曲线出现负偏差并在粒子密度较高区域出现一个平台。     

整体柱-金复合基底的制备及其在色素SERS检测的应用

研究工作主要以多孔整体柱材料作为SERS基底,赤藓红作为研究对象,通过调整不同实验条件获得最佳SERS增强效果,其中包括体系酸碱度及混合时间等,最终选取了最佳pH值5.06,混合时间25 min。对比了其与传统金胶基底的增强效果,利用该实验条件将整体柱基底应用于SERS检测色素赤藓红,对不同浓度的赤藓红样品进行SERS检测,对赤藓红的的检测限可达到0.1 μg·mL-1。该方法利用了金纳米粒子在整体柱介孔材料的有效负载,形成的结构有利用SERS信号的增强,并且具有制作简单,稳定性好等特点,为SERS技术应用于违禁添加色素的快速筛查提供了有利的理论基础。     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering effect of gold nanoparticle arrays: The influence of annealing temperature,excitation power and array thickness

Gold nanoparticle arrays are fabricated for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and the effect of the annealing temperature, the thickness of nanoparticle array and the exciting power on the SERS signals are investigated. The particle distribution and particle size are dense and uniform on the glass substrate when the 10 nm gold film was annealed at 250 °C and strong SERS signals for Rhodamine 6G were achieved via a 532 nm excitation with a 10 mW power. The SERS signal at 1650 cm⁻¹ is enhanced more than 10 times as compared to that of the gold film without annealing. The strong SERS behavior of gold nanoparticle arrays may broaden the SERS applications in biomedical and analytical chemistry.     

SHINERS and plasmonic properties of Au Core SiO2 shell nanoparticles with optimal core size and shell thickness

Shell‐isolated nanoparticles (NPs)‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SHINERS) can be potentially applied to virtually any substrate type and morphology. How to take a step forward to prepare SHINERS NPs (SHINs) with superior performance is critical for the practical applications of surface‐enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) in the breadth and depth. Here, we present a method to obtain 120 nm diameter gold NPs coated with ultrathin silica shells (1–4 nm). The silica shell can be controlled growth through carefully tuning a series of parameters, such as amount of 3‐aminopropyl triethoxysilane used, pH, reaction time, and reaction temperature. We compare the enhancement factor of the obtained 120 nm Au with a 4 nm silica shell NPs to the 55 nm Au with a 4 nm silica shell NPs, and the activity of a 120 nm SHINs is nearly 24 times that the 55 nm SHIN from a single particle view. We also compare the enhancement factor of 1 nm silica shell Au@SiO₂ NPs with the bare Au NPs. The enhancement factor of 1 nm silica shell Au@SiO₂ NPs was found to be about twice that of the bare particles. For a deeper understanding of the source of the giant enhanced electrical field of the 1 nm silica shell Au@SiO₂ NPs, we study the plasmonic property of single 1 nm silica shell Au@SiO₂ NP on a gold film substrate through correlation of the structure of single NP using SEM with its SPR spectroscopy. We find that the multipolar interaction between the single Au@SiO₂ NP and gold film substrate is important for the SERS. Our studies on the performance of 120 nm SHINs and the plasmonic property of these particles can significantly expand the applications of SHINERS technique and improve the understanding of physical nature of SHINs. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.