Enhancing SERS detection on a biocompatible metallic substrate for diabetes diagnosing

Opt Lett. 2021 Aug 1;46(15):3801-3804. doi: 10.1364/OL.430044.

Abstract

A method to realize surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) at a titanium alloy substrate for glucose detection has been experimentally demonstrated. A silver-coated laser-induced periodic surface structure (LIPSS) was prepared via femtosecond laser micro-processing. The low detection limit of glucose is 10-7mol/L and, a good linear relationship between the glucose concentration and Raman intensity is found in the range between 1×10-7 and 1×10-3mol/L. Moreover, we investigate SERS detection for glucose sensing in human urine samples, while the results are in good agreement with clinical results. The Letter provides a facile method for producing a structure-controlled SERS substrate to realize glucose detection, which is promising for long-term in vivo diagnostics.

MeSH terms

  • Diabetes Mellitus* / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Limit of Detection
  • Metal Nanoparticles*
  • Silver
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman
  • Titanium

Substances

  • Silver
  • Titanium