In situ silver nanoparticles synthesis in agarose film supported on filter paper and its application as highly efficient SERS test stripes

Forensic Science International

Volumn 237, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Raza, Ali ^a   Saha, Basudeb ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Filter paper; Forensic; SERS; TNT

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE FILM; DYE; EXPLOSIVE; NANOFILM; PESTICIDE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHLORPYRIFOS; COLORING AGENT; CRYSTAL VIOLET; INSECTICIDE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SEPHAROSE; SILVER; TRINITROTOLUENE;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; FILTER PAPER; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; LABORATORY DEVICE; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATIC ELECTRICITY; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEST STRIP; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; PAPER;

CHLORPYRIFOS; COLORING AGENTS; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; GENTIAN VIOLET; INSECTICIDES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; PAPER; SEPHAROSE; SILVER; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; TRINITROTOLUENE;

EID: 84897028053     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.01.019     Document Type: Article

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