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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2006
Yuh-lin Wang, Taipei, TW;
Huai-hsien Wang, Tainan County, TW;
Chih-yi Liu, Taipei County, TW;
Juen-kai Wang, Taipei, TW;
Yuh-Lin Wang, Taipei, TW;
Huai-Hsien Wang, Tainan County, TW;
Chih-Yi Liu, Taipei County, TW;
Juen-Kai Wang, Taipei, TW;
Academia Sinica, Taipei, TW;
Abstract
This invention relates to methods of preparing substrates that enhance the Raman signal of analytes in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The SERS-active substrate comprises an array of metal nanoparticles at least partially embedded in a template. The substrate's uniform and readily reproducible SERS-active properties with a wide range of analyte concentrations substantially enhance the power and utility of SERS. This invention also provides sensors, as well as Raman instruments, comprising the SERS-active substrates.