Surface-enhanced Raman scattering behaviour of 4-mercaptophenyl boronic acid on assembled silver nanoparticles

• DOI: 10.1039/c5cp02409a
• Publication Date: 2015-06-03T14:36:13Z
• Authors: Shuangshuang Li; Qun Zhou; Wenya Chu; Wei Zhao; Junwei Zheng
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

SERS properties of 4-mercaptophenylboronic acid (4-MPBA) on AgNPs were studied systematically; a self-condensation reaction of 4-MPBA, competitor of the binding of glucose, was found to preferentially happen at higher pH values.