Enantiomeric glycosylated cationic block co-beta-peptides eradicate Staphylococcus aureus biofilms and antibiotic-tolerant persisters by Zhang, Kaixi, Du, Yu, Si, Zhangyong, Liu, Yang, Turvey, Michelle E., Raju, Cheerlavancha, Keogh, Damien, Ruan, Lin, Jothy, Subramanion Lachumy, Reghu, Sheethal, Marimuthu, Kalisvar, De, Partha Pratim, Ng, Oon Tek, Mediavilla, José R., Kreiswirth, Barry N., Chi, Robin Yonggui, Ren, Jinghua, Tam, Kam C., Liu, Xue-Wei, Duan, Hongwei, Zhu, Yabin, Mu, Yuguang, Hammond, Paula T., Bazan, Guillermo C., Pethe, Kevin, Chan-Park, Mary Bee Eng

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Development and optimization of polystyrene nanoparticle templated optical fiber platform for in vivo surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy. by Low, Vway Hau.

“…Optimization of the SERS active fibers was done by varying the PS size, PS concentration and Ag film thickness to search for the best configuration that is able to contribute to high SERS enhancement at the same time achieve a good sample-to-sample reproducibility.…”
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'The burglar's mate'? How London's probation officers persuaded magistrates in Social Enquiry Reports, 1958-72 by Lunan, J

“…The university graduates therefore invoked normative character ideals in SERs because they believed it was likely to be the best way to achieve the desired outcome in court. …”

Microfluidic chip for blood sample processing by Chalapathy Raja Shobana

“…The coating done will be best suited for biological and analytical applications such as SERS. …”
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Investigation of Raman techniques for biomedical applications by Chng, Jing Ying

“…Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy was first reported in the 1970s and has since been widely studied. It is a highly sensitive screening technique activated for used in the biological and pharmaceutical sectors due to tis low detection limits which greatly enhanced the accuracy of the measurements. …”
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Synthesis and self-assembly of plasmonic metal nanoparticles for surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy by Chew, Wee Shern

“…The NGN synergizes nanoscale porosity and hollow nanostructure in which lower porosity generates greater SERS capability. We also demonstrate the multifunctionality of NGN, which is able to combine photothermal effect and SERS for in-situ heating and SERS analysis. …”
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Star shaped gold nanoparticles for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy by Emil Fazira Kamari

“…While the synthesis of gold nanostars is accomplished and analysed in detail using UV-Vis spectroscopy, visual images and TEM images, the gold nanostars’ SERS properties are analysed using SERS spectrum. …”
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Effect of iron (III) oxide concentration on the performance of meta-resonators embedded in cementitious matrix by Sum, Yee Loon, Rheinheimer, Vanessa, Soong, Boon Hee, Paulo J. M., Monteiro

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SPP/LSP coupled hybrid mode directed multi-functional surface-enhanced Raman system by Du, Luping

“…Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (also termed as SERS) from single nanosphere-film junction is realized, which is of significance for SERS as a quantitative analytical tool. …”
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Label-free surfaced enhanced raman spectroscopic analysis of polyamines for skin diagnostics by Teo, Valerie Xinhui

“…The quantification of polyamines has been used in many research as an indication of wound status. …”
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Optimal network charge for peer-to-peer energy trading: a grid perspective by Yang, Yu, Chen, Yue, Hu, Guoqiang, Spanos, Costas J.

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Early detection of corrosion damage in reinforced concrete using GPR array imaging method by Cheng Weixia, Sun, Hai-Han, Tan, Kang Hai, Fan, Zheng

“…Corrosion of reinforcing bars constitutes a significant factor contributing to cracking and spalling in reinforced concrete (RC) structures. …”
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Fire resistant geopolymer concrete incorporating local alkali-silica reactive rocks (ST-27) by Poh, Tian Han

“…The tensile strength comes mainly from the steel reinforcement bars provided at the tensile side of the structural while the concrete cover acts as a protection for the bars from the external elements such as weather exposure. …”
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The effect of object compliance on the velvet hand illusion by Pasqualotto, Achille, Chai, Cindy Jia Yin, Ohka, Masahiro, Kitada, Ryo

“…Movement of a grid of bars between the two hands creates the tactile illusion of a velvet-like material, namely, the velvet hand illusion (VHI). …”
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Combining Acoustic Bioprinting with AI-Assisted Raman Spectroscopy for High-Throughput Identification of Bacteria in Blood by Safir, Fareeha, Vu, Nhat, Tadesse, Loza F., Firouzi, Kamyar, Banaei, Niaz, Jeffrey, Stefanie S., Saleh, Amr. A. E., Khuri-Yakub, Butrus (Pierre) T., Dionne, Jennifer A.

“…Our combined bioprinting and SERS platform could accelerate rapid, sensitive pathogen detection in clinical, environmental, and industrial settings.…”
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Punching shear strength analysis of corroded reinforcement concrete slab by Fu, Yibin

“…Reinforcement steel bars corrosion is a serious problem worldwide. Reinforcement bars corrosion is not the only root cause to all structural defects, it has also become a safety risk of great concern, as structural integrity deteriorates as a result. …”
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3-D Topology Optimization of Spatially Averaged Surface-Enhanced Raman Devices by Hammond, Ian M.

“…Previous efforts in full-scale topology optimization for Surface Enhanced Raman Sensing (SERS) have predominantly focused on single particle emissions or two-dimensional systems, which are impractical for actual fabrication. …”
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A low-power IoT platform based smart plug for smart home system by Yang, Huan

“…The remote control and the current collection function has been realized by this smart power plug.…”
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Two-dimensional heterospectral correlation analysis of the redox-induced conformational transition in cytochrome c using surface-enhanced Raman and infrared absorption spectroscopi... by Zou, Changji, Larisika, Melanie, Nagy, Gabor, Srajer, Johannes, Oostenbrink, Chris, Chen, Xiaodong, Knoll, Wolfgang, Nowak, Christoph, Bo, Liedberg

“…The heme protein cytochrome c adsorbed to a two-layer gold surface modified with a self-assembled monolayer of 2-mercaptoethanol was analyzed using a two-dimensional (2D) heterospectral correlation analysis that combined surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy (SEIRAS) and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). Stepwise increasing electric potentials were applied to alter the redox state of the protein and to induce conformational changes within the protein backbone. …”
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Behaviour of continuous deep beams with unsymmetrical web openings by Tham, Win Yen

“…Precise analytical study on reinforced concrete deep beams has always been a complex issue and the presence of web openings in continuous deep beams exacerbates the situation. …”
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