title: Dispersible surface-enhanced Raman scattering nanosheets.
abstract: Ultrathin and flexible silica nanosheets, synthesized with gold nanorod dimers embedded uniformly throughout, can be dispersed in solution and deposited onto arbitrary surfaces. These novel materials conform and maintain the as-synthesized density of dimers, allowing them to be used reliably in labeling and detection applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.
authors.forename: Kyle D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Osberg
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rycenga
authors.forename: Gilles R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Bourret
authors.forename: Keith A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Chad A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mirkin
mesh_terms: D004058:Diffusion; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010316:Particle Size; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D006046:Gold