Label-Free Detection of the Receptor-Binding Domain of the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein at Physiologically Relevant Concentrations Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy by Andrey K. Sarychev, Alyona Sukhanova, Andrey V. Ivanov, Igor V. Bykov, Nikita V. Bakholdin, Daria V. Vasina, Vladimir A. Gushchin, Artem P. Tkachuk, Galina Nifontova, Pavel S. Samokhvalov, Alexander Karaulov, Igor Nabiev

“…Moreover, the protein SERS signal can be increased by several orders of magnitude by coating the RBD film with a nanometer-thick silver shell, thereby raising the cavity Q-factor. This ensures a sub-femtogram sensitivity of the viral antigen detection. …”
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