Optica Biophotonics Congress: Optics in the Life Sciences

21 - 24 April, 2025

Loews Coronado Bay Resort
Coronado, California USA

Events

Sebastian Schlücker

Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

SERS-Based Biophotonics: From Nanotags to Microscopy and POCT

Molecularly functionalized gold nanoparticles (SERS nanotags) are bright and photostable labeling agents for biophotonics that allow quantification and multiplexing. After an introduction to their basic physics and chemistry, applications for 6-plex single-cell bioimaging and point-of-care testing with an ultrasensitive lateral-flow assay including the design of a compact and rapid SERS reader are presented.

About the Speaker

Sebastian Schlücker (born 1973) is a professor of physical chemistry at the University Duisburg-Essen (UDE) in Germany, deputy director of the Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE) and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). His research interests are the development and application of innovative laser spectroscopic techniques as well as the physics and chemistry of molecularly functionalized plasmonic nanoparticles. He received numerous awards such as the Carl-Duisberg Memorial Award and the Bunsen-Kirchhoff Award from the German Chemical Society (GDCh). He is founder of “NanoWerke GmbH” for plasmonic particles & SERS and initiator of “experimentamus!” for inquiry-based learning in primary schools.