Ion-exchange in molten nitrate salts containing metal ions (i.e. silver, copper, etc.) represents a well-established technique able to modify the chemical-physical properties of glass materials. It is widely used not only in the field of integrated optics (IO) but also, more recently, in plasmonics due to the possibility to induce the formation of metal nanoparticles in the glass matrix by an ad hoc thermal post-process. In this work, the application of this technology for the realisation of low-cost and stable surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) active substrates, based on soda-lime glass microrods, is reported. The microrods, with a radius of a few tens of microns, were obtained by cutting the end of an ion-exchanged soda-lime fibre for a length less than 1 cm. As ion source, silver nitrate was selected due to the outstanding SERS properties of silver. The ion-exchange and thermal annealing post-process parameters were tuned to expose the embedded silver nanoparticles on the surface of the glass microrods, avoiding the use of any further chemical etching step. In order to test the combined SERS/fluorescence response of these substrates, labelled molecular beacons (MBs) were immobilised on their surface for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) detection. Our experiments confirm that target DNA is attached on the silver nanoparticles and its presence is revealed by both SERS and fluorescence measurements. These results pave the way towards the development of low-cost and stable hybrid fibres, in which SERS and fluorescence interrogation techniques are combined in the same optical device. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Ion-exchanged glass microrods as hybrid SERS/fluorescence substrates for molecular beacon-based DNA detection / Berneschi, S.; D'Andrea, C.; Baldini, F.; Banchelli, M.; de Angelis, M.; Pelli, S.; Pini, R.; Pugliese, D.; Boetti, N. G.; Janner, D.; Milanese, D.; Giannetti, A.; Matteini, P.. - In: ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 1618-2642. - 413:24(2021), pp. 6171-6182. [10.1007/s00216-021-03418-0]

Ion-exchanged glass microrods as hybrid SERS/fluorescence substrates for molecular beacon-based DNA detection

Milanese D.
Membro del Collaboration Group
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2021-01-01

Abstract

Ion-exchange in molten nitrate salts containing metal ions (i.e. silver, copper, etc.) represents a well-established technique able to modify the chemical-physical properties of glass materials. It is widely used not only in the field of integrated optics (IO) but also, more recently, in plasmonics due to the possibility to induce the formation of metal nanoparticles in the glass matrix by an ad hoc thermal post-process. In this work, the application of this technology for the realisation of low-cost and stable surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) active substrates, based on soda-lime glass microrods, is reported. The microrods, with a radius of a few tens of microns, were obtained by cutting the end of an ion-exchanged soda-lime fibre for a length less than 1 cm. As ion source, silver nitrate was selected due to the outstanding SERS properties of silver. The ion-exchange and thermal annealing post-process parameters were tuned to expose the embedded silver nanoparticles on the surface of the glass microrods, avoiding the use of any further chemical etching step. In order to test the combined SERS/fluorescence response of these substrates, labelled molecular beacons (MBs) were immobilised on their surface for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) detection. Our experiments confirm that target DNA is attached on the silver nanoparticles and its presence is revealed by both SERS and fluorescence measurements. These results pave the way towards the development of low-cost and stable hybrid fibres, in which SERS and fluorescence interrogation techniques are combined in the same optical device. Graphical abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
2021
Ion-exchanged glass microrods as hybrid SERS/fluorescence substrates for molecular beacon-based DNA detection / Berneschi, S.; D'Andrea, C.; Baldini, F.; Banchelli, M.; de Angelis, M.; Pelli, S.; Pini, R.; Pugliese, D.; Boetti, N. G.; Janner, D.; Milanese, D.; Giannetti, A.; Matteini, P.. - In: ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 1618-2642. - 413:24(2021), pp. 6171-6182. [10.1007/s00216-021-03418-0]
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