Recent developments in optofluidic-surface-enhanced Raman scattering systems: Design, assembly, and advantages

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 170-185

  Yin, Yin ^a   Qiu, Teng ^a   Zhang, Wenjun ^b   Chu, Paul K ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTES; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; MIXING CONDITIONS; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; OPTOFLUIDIC DEVICES; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SERS SUBSTRATE; STATIC CONDITIONS; SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING;

RAMAN SCATTERING;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 79952409409     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2010.18     Document Type: Review

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