title: Multifunctional Paper Strip Based on Self-Assembled Interfacial Plasmonic Nanoparticle Arrays for Sensitive SERS Detection.
abstract: A smart and multifunctional paper-based SERS sensing card is generated through patterning self-assembled interfacial arrays of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on the tip of an arrow-shaped paper strip. It is found that the closely packed monolayer of AuNPs is evenly distributed on the paper surface, resulting in a multitude of SERS hot spots over the detection zone. The paper card, with its inherent ability to separate and preconcentrate analytes by the capillary force and polarity difference between sample components, was exploited successfully as an integrated platform, allowing for sub-attomolar (50 × 10(-18) M) detection from microliter-volume (10 μL) samples. Furthermore, the simple preparation (lithography-free process), fast detection (<5 min), and low cost (<3 cents) demonstrate that the paper card is a practical and portable sensing interface for wide application in environmental and food analysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Kun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Jingjing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Huiying
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Yixin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.
authors.forename: Baohong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: SERS; multifunction; oil/water interface; paper-based sensing device; self-assembly