Graphene oxide-encoded Ag nanoshells with single-particle detection sensitivity towards cancer cell imaging based on SERRS

Analyst. 2015 May 21;140(10):3362-7. doi: 10.1039/c4an02382j. Epub 2015 Mar 26.

Abstract

Developing ultrasensitive Raman nanoprobes is one of the emerging interests in the field of biosensing and bioimaging. Herein, we constructed a new type of surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering nanoprobe composed of an Ag nanoshell as a surface-enhanced Raman scattering-active nanostructure, which was encapsulated with 4,7,10-trioxa-1,13-tridecanediamine-functionalized graphene oxide as an ultrasensitive Raman reporter exhibiting strong resonance Raman scattering including distinct D and G modes. The designed nanoprobe was able to produce much more intense and simpler Raman signals even at a single particle level than the Ag nanoshell bearing a well-known Raman reporter, which is beneficial for the sensitive detection of a target in a complex biological system. Finally, this ultrasensitive nanoprobe successfully demonstrated its potential for bioimaging of cancer cells using Raman spectroscopy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amines / chemistry
  • Graphite / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Limit of Detection
  • MCF-7 Cells
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Molecular Imaging / methods*
  • Nanoshells / chemistry*
  • Oxides / chemistry*
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry
  • Silver / chemistry*
  • Spectrum Analysis, Raman*
  • Static Electricity
  • Surface Properties

Substances

  • Amines
  • Oxides
  • Silver
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Graphite