title: Metallic Nanomaterials for Sensitivity Enhancement of Fluorescence Detection.
abstract: Utrasensitive detection of trace analytes by fluorescence benefits forfluorescence amplifying substrates. We review here our recent work concerned withunderstanding of enhancement mechanisms and formation of three such substrates: silverfractals, silver coated gold nanoparticles deposited on glass and fluorescence enhancinggold colloids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics Macquarie University, North Ryde 2109, NSW, Australia. goldys@ics.mq.edu.au.
authors.forename: Ewa M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Goldys
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics Macquarie University, North Ryde 2109, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xie
keywords: Fluorescence; Gold Nanoparticles; Silver Nanoparticles; Ultrasensitive Determination