A Review on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering.Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has become a powerful tool in chemical, material and life sciences, owing to its intrinsic features (i.e., fingerprint recognition capabilities and high sensitivity) and to the technological advancements that have lowered the cost of the instruments and improved their sensitivity and user-friendliness.  We provide an overview of the most significant aspects of SERS.  First, the phenomena at the basis of the SERS amplification are described.  A section is dedicated to the analysis of the relevant factors for the choice of the excitation wavelength in a SERS experiment.  Several types of substrates and fabrication methods are illustrated, along with some examples of the coupling of SERS with separation and capturing techniques. 
SERS
A Review on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering.Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has become a powerful tool in chemical, material and life sciences, owing to its intrinsic features (i.e., fingerprint recognition capabilities and high sensitivity) and to the technological advancements that have lowered the cost of the instruments and improved their sensitivity and user-friendliness.  We provide an overview of the most significant aspects of SERS.  First, the phenomena at the basis of the SERS amplification are described.  A section is dedicated to the analysis of the relevant factors for the choice of the excitation wavelength in a SERS experiment.  Several types of substrates and fabrication methods are illustrated, along with some examples of the coupling of SERS with separation and capturing techniques. 
SERS
A Review on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering.Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has become a powerful tool in chemical, material and life sciences, owing to its intrinsic features (i.e., fingerprint recognition capabilities and high sensitivity) and to the technological advancements that have lowered the cost of the instruments and improved their sensitivity and user-friendliness.  We provide an overview of the most significant aspects of SERS.  First, the phenomena at the basis of the SERS amplification are described.  A section is dedicated to the analysis of the relevant factors for the choice of the excitation wavelength in a SERS experiment.  Several types of substrates and fabrication methods are illustrated, along with some examples of the coupling of SERS with separation and capturing techniques. 
SERS
A Review on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering.Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has become a powerful tool in chemical, material and life sciences, owing to its intrinsic features (i.e., fingerprint recognition capabilities and high sensitivity) and to the technological advancements that have lowered the cost of the instruments and improved their sensitivity and user-friendliness.  We provide an overview of the most significant aspects of SERS.  First, the phenomena at the basis of the SERS amplification are described.  A section is dedicated to the analysis of the relevant factors for the choice of the excitation wavelength in a SERS experiment.  Several types of substrates and fabrication methods are illustrated, along with some examples of the coupling of SERS with separation and capturing techniques. 
SERS
A Review on Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering.Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) has become a powerful tool in chemical, material and life sciences, owing to its intrinsic features (i.e., fingerprint recognition capabilities and high sensitivity) and to the technological advancements that have lowered the cost of the instruments and improved their sensitivity and user-friendliness.  We provide an overview of the most significant aspects of SERS.  First, the phenomena at the basis of the SERS amplification are described.  A section is dedicated to the analysis of the relevant factors for the choice of the excitation wavelength in a SERS experiment.  Several types of substrates and fabrication methods are illustrated, along with some examples of the coupling of SERS with separation and capturing techniques. 
SERS