Recent Advances and Applications of Surface‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Technology Based on Flexible Substrates

Nan Wang; Yi Liu; Jun Zhang; Shaohua He; Shihong Hou; Shangyuan Feng; Duo Lin

doi:10.3788/CJL240805

Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 51, Issue 21, 2107401(2024)

Recent Advances and Applications of Surface‐Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Technology Based on Flexible Substrates

Nan Wang, Yi Liu, Jun Zhang, Shaohua He, Shihong Hou, Shangyuan Feng, and Duo Lin^*

Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Science and Technology for Medicine of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Photonic Technology of Fujian Province, College of Photonic and Electronic Engineering, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, Fujian , China

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Category: Bio-Optical Sensing and Manipulation

Received: Apr. 23, 2024

Accepted: Jun. 6, 2024

Published Online: Oct. 31, 2024

The Author Email: Lin Duo (duo@fjnu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/CJL240805

CSTR:32183.14.CJL240805

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