This grant opportunity is focused on developing new technologies for creating flexible, semi-porous materials, like paper or polymer enhanced with plasmonic nanoparticles, to sample substances from a variety of surfaces using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS). The goal is to design these materials to contain multiple SERS substrates to help detect various chemical and biological hazards, such as toxins and fentanyl analogs. This innovation aims to enhance hand-held Raman spectromete… Show More

This topic seeks disruptive technologies applied to the development of physically semi-porous flexible coupons (e.g. paper or polymer with plasmonic nanoparticles) to sample from a range of smooth and rough or abrasive surfaces found in operational environments using Surface Enhanced Raman Spect… Show More