Batch fabrication of disposable screen printed SERS arrays

  • Lu Lu Qu
  • , Da Wei Li*
  • , Jin Qun Xue
  • , Wen Lei Zhai
  • , John S. Fossey
  • , Yi Tao Long
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A novel facile method of fabricating disposable and highly reproducible surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) arrays using screen printing was explored. The screen printing ink containing silver nanoparticles was prepared and printed on supporting materials by a screen printing process to fabricate SERS arrays (6 × 10 printed spots) in large batches. The fabrication conditions, SERS performance and application of these arrays were systematically investigated, and a detection limit of 1.6 × 10-13 M for rhodamine 6G could be achieved. Moreover, the screen printed SERS arrays exhibited high reproducibility and stability, the spot-to-spot SERS signals showed that the intensity variation was less than 10% and SERS performance could be maintained over 12 weeks. Portable high-throughput analysis of biological samples was accomplished using these disposable screen printed SERS arrays.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)876-881
Number of pages6
JournalLab on a Chip
Volume12
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Mar 2012
Externally publishedYes

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