This book gives an overview of recent developments in RS and SERS for sensing and biosensing considering also limitations, possibilities and prospects of this technique.
Introduction.- Basics of Raman scattering (RS) spectroscopy.- Basics of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS).- Bioanalytical SERS applications.- Biomolecular SERS applications.- SERS investigations of cells, viruses and microorganisms.- Medical applications of SERS.- Conclusions and outlook.