One-step synthesis of silver nanoshells with bumps for highly sensitive near-IR SERS nanoprobes.

A seedless, one-step synthetic route to uniform bumpy silver nanoshells (AgNSs) as highly NIR sensitive SERS substrates is reported. These substrates can incorporate Raman label compounds and biocompatible polymers on their surface. AgNS based NIR-SERS probes are successfully applied to cell tracking in a live animal using a portable Raman system.

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