title: Electrospun polymer mat as a SERS platform for the immobilization and detection of bacteria from fluids.
abstract: This work demonstrates the development of a new class of SERS substrates that allows for the simultaneous: (i) filtration of bacteria from any solution (blood, urine, water, or milk), (ii) immobilization of bacteria on the SERS platform, and (iii) enhancing the Raman signal of bacteria. The proposed platform is based on an electrospun polymer mat covered with a 90 nm layer of gold.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland. akamin@ichf.edu.pl tszymborski@ichf.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Szymborski
authors.forename: Evelin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Witkowska
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Adamkiewicz
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waluk
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kamińska
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000382:microbiology*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010316:Particle Size; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; D006046:Gold