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Sensors and Materials, Volume 36, Number 4(1) (2024)
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S&M3599 Research Paper
https://doi.org/10.18494/SAM4820
Published: April 9, 2024

Development of Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering Substrate Using Melt-blown Nonwoven Fabric Subjected to Electroless Ag Plating: A Basic Study [PDF]

Yusuke Tahara, Junya Yamamoto, Takashi Nishiyama, Ren Tomisawa, and Ryo Takigawa

(Received December 15, 2023; Accepted February 9, 2024)

Keywords: surface-enhanced Raman scattering, melt-blown nonwoven fabric, polypropylene, electroless plating, hydrophobicity, Ag nanoparticles

The fabrication of the nanostructures required for surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), which is increasingly used for chemical analysis, is complex and expensive. We demonstrated the feasibility of using low-cost, flexible SERS substrates produced using melt-blown nonwoven polypropylene (PP) fabrics as the base material. First, nonwoven PP fabrics with fiber diameters of 5.7 ± 3.3 µm were prepared using the melt-blowing method. These fabrics were then hydrophilized using plasma treatment and densely modified with Ag nanoparticles with a diameter of approximately 90 nm by electroless plating involving a sensitization-activation process and the reduction of AgNO3. The SERS response of the Raman probe, 4-aminothiophenol (4-ATP), indicated that the resulting PP SERS substrates were more sensitive than a commercial low-cost SERS substrate made of laser nanopatterned soda lime glass coated with Ag in the concentration range of 10−4–10−6 M. The responses for 10−3 M 4-ATP after 3, 7, and 14 d were 103.0, 104.6, and 86.7%, respectively, based on the Raman peak at 1140 cm−1 measured on the day after fabrication (1 d). Thus, the fabricated PP SERS substrates are suitable for use as low-cost and flexible SERS substrates for chemical analysis.

Corresponding author: Yusuke Tahara


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Yusuke Tahara, Junya Yamamoto, Takashi Nishiyama, Ren Tomisawa, and Ryo Takigawa, Development of Surface-enhanced Raman Scattering Substrate Using Melt-blown Nonwoven Fabric Subjected to Electroless Ag Plating: A Basic Study, Sens. Mater., Vol. 36, No. 4, 2024, p. 1305-1318.



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