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Spectroscopic Chemical Sensing and Imaging: From Plants to Animals and Humans

Journal Article · · Chemosensors

Chemical sensing and imaging technologies are of great importance in medical diagnostics and environmental sensing due to their ability to detect and localize chemical targets and provide valuable information in real-time. Biophotonic techniques are the most promising for in vivo applications due to their minimal invasivity. Our laboratory has introduced various biophotonics-based technologies for chemical sensing and imaging for biochemical sensing, medical diagnostics, and fundamental research. Over the years, we have developed a wide variety of fluorescence and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-based technologies for the detection of biomarkers for cancer and other diseases. This paper provides an overview of the research on chemical and biological sensors developed in our laboratory, highlighting our work on in vivo imaging and sensing, including minimally invasive detection of endogenous fluorophores associated with malignant tissue, SERS-tag localization of cancer cells and tissues, and SERS-based detection of nucleic acid biotargets and its feasibility for in vivo applications. This manuscript also presents new development on the use of Raman imaging of SERS-labeled nanoprobes incubated in leaves for use in biofuel research, laying the foundation for studies on functional imaging of nucleic acid biomarkers in plants.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0014077
OSTI ID:
2484085
Journal Information:
Chemosensors, Journal Name: Chemosensors Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 6; ISSN 2227-9040; ISSN CHEMO9
Publisher:
MDPI AGCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Switzerland
Language:
English

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