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ArticlePolymers2022

Flexible PDMS-Based SERS Substrates Replicated from Beetle Wings for Water Pollutant Detection.

Chen-Hsin Lu, Ming-Ren Cheng, Sheng Chen, Wei-Lin Syu, Ming-Yen Chien, Kuan-Syun Wang, Jeng-Shiung Chen, Po-Han Lee, Ting-Yu Liu

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Article in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Chen-Hsin LuThe Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 10658, Taiwan.
Ming-Ren ChengThe Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 10658, Taiwan.
Sheng ChenThe Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 10658, Taiwan.
Wei-Lin SyuDepartment of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan.
Ming-Yen ChienDepartment of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan.
Kuan-Syun WangInstitute of Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan.
Jeng-Shiung ChenYottadeft Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Taipei 10460, Taiwan.
Po-Han LeeThe Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei 10658, Taiwan.
Ting-Yu LiuDepartment of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-2309-6167
National Taiwan Normal University · TWMing Chi University of Technology · TWAU Optronics (Taiwan) · TWNational Taiwan University · TW

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National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan NSTC 110-2221-E-131-009National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan NSTC 110-2622-E-131-005National Science and Technology Council of Taiwan NSTC 111-2221-E-131-020-MY3
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Abstract

The flexible surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) sensor, which has the bionic 3D nanoarray structure of a beetle-wing substrate (BWS), was successfully prepared by replicated technology and thermal evaporation. The bionic structure was replicated with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and then silver (Ag) nanoisland thin films were deposited by thermal evaporation. The deposition times and thicknesses (25-40 nm) of the Ag thin films were manipulated to find the optimal SERS detection capability. The Ag nanoisland arrays on the surface of the bionic replicated PDMS were observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and contact angle, which can generate strong and reproducible three-dimensional hotspots (3D hotspots) to enhance Raman signals. The water pollutant, rhodamine 6G (R6G), was used as a model molecule for SERS detection. The results show that 35 nm Ag deposited on a PDMS-BWS SERS substrate displays the strongest SERS intensity, which is 10 times higher than that of the pristine BWS with 35 nm Ag coating, due to the excellent 3D bionic structure. Our results demonstrate that bionic 3D SERS sensors have the potential to be applied in wearable devices and sensors to detect biomolecules and environmental pollutants, such as industrial wastewater, in the future.

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bionic nanostructuresilver nanoislandssurface-enhanced Raman scattering detectionthermal evaporationwater pollutants

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PMCPMC9823648
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