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Table 4 SERS tags using different specific recognition elements for indirect cancer and pathogens diagnosis

From: Nanomaterials meet surface-enhanced Raman scattering towards enhanced clinical diagnosis: a review

Recognition elements

SERS Tags

Reporter

Target analyte/cells

Refs.

Structure

Morphology

Antibody

Antibody-DTNB-Au nanorod

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DTNB

Staphylococcus aureus

[210]

Antibody-DTNB-Au@Ag nanorod

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DTNB

Circulating tumor cells

[211]

Aptamer

Aptamer-

conjugated Au

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DTNB, MBA

Escherichia Coli

Staphylococcus

aureus

[212]

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Aptamer-DSPE-graphene isolated Au nanocrystals (GLANs)

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2D carbon nanomaterials

HepG2, A549 cell lines

[213]

MIPs

MIP-PATP-Ag nanoparticles

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PATP

Sialic acid (cancer cells and tissues imaging)

[214]

Antibiotic

Vancomycin (Van)-MBA-Au

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MBA

Staphylococcus aureus

[215]

Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH)

LHRH-pMBA-Au nanoparticles

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4-mercaptobenzoic acid (pMBA)

Circulating tumor cells

[216]

Transferrin

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Transferrin-BDT-Au

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1,4-benzenedi-thiol (BDT)

Hela cell

[217]

Folic acid

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FA-Au@polyPOPA@Ag

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Rh6G

MB

Human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549

[218]