On-chip fabrication of silver microflower arrays as a catalytic microreactor for allowing in situ SERS monitoring

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Feb 4;48(11):1680-2. doi: 10.1039/c2cc16612g. Epub 2011 Dec 20.

Abstract

Silver microflower arrays constructed by upright nanoplates and attached nanoparticles were fabricated inside a microfluidic channel, thus a robust catalytic microreactor for allowing in situ SERS monitoring was proposed. On-chip catalytic reduction shows that the silver microflowers have high catalytic activity and SERS enhancement.