Figure 10.
Cancer cell targeting and spectroscopic detection by using antibody-conjugated SERS nanoparticles. Preparation of targeted SERS nanoparticles by using a mixture of SH-PEG (thinly—polyethylene glycol) and a hetero-functional PEG (SH-PEG-COOH). Covalent conjugation of an EGFR-antibody (epidermal growth factor receptor) fragment occurs at the exposed terminal of the hetero-functional PEG. © 2010 Nature Publishing Group.