Valentina Villari

Dr. Valentina Villari

Istituto per i Processi Chimico-Fisici, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IPCF-CNR), Messina, Italy
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Academic Career Length

31Years (1996-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 June 2016 in Scientific Reports
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BFBarbara Fazio
Barbara Fazio
CDCristiano D'Andrea
Cristiano D'Andrea
AFAntonino Foti
Antonino Foti
EMElena Messina
Elena Messina
Alessia IrreraAlessia Irrera
Alessia Irrera
PGPietro Giuseppe Gucciardi
Pietro Giuseppe Gucciardi
Strategies for in-liquid molecular detection via Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) are currently based on chemically-driven aggregation or optical trapping of metal nanoparticles in presence of the target molecules. Such strategies allow the formation of SERS-active clusters that efficiently embed the molecule at the “hot spots” of the nanoparticles and enhance its Raman scattering by orders of magnitude. Here we report on a novel scheme that exploits the radiation pressure to locally push gold nanorods and induce their aggregation in buffered solutions of biomolecules, achieving biomolecular SERS detection at almost neutral pH. The sensor is applied to detect non-resonant amino acids and proteins, namely Phenylalanine (Phe), Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) and Lysozyme (Lys), reaching detection limits in the μg/mL range. Being a chemical free and contactless technique, our methodology is easy to implement, fast to operate, needs small sample volumes and has potential for integration in microfluidic circuits for biomarkers detection.

1 January 2005 in Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
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MCM.L. Calabrò
M.L. Calabrò
STS. Tommasini
S. Tommasini
Paola DonatoPaola Donato
Paola Donato
RSR. Stancanelli
R. Stancanelli
DRD. Raneri
D. Raneri
RFR. Ficarra
R. Ficarra

1 January 2009 in Biomaterials
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Fabiana QuagliaFabiana Quaglia
Fabiana Quaglia
LOLuisanna Ostacolo
Luisanna Ostacolo
AMAntonino Mazzaglia
Antonino Mazzaglia
Valentina VillariValentina Villari
Valentina Villari
DZDaniela Zaccaria
Daniela Zaccaria
Maria Teresa SciortinoMaria Teresa Sciortino
Maria Teresa Sciortino

1 April 2006 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
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NMNorberto Micali
Norberto Micali
Valentina VillariValentina Villari
Valentina Villari
Maria Angela CastricianoMaria Angela Castriciano
Maria Angela Castriciano
ARAndrea Romeo
Andrea Romeo
LSLuigi Monsù Scolaro
Luigi Monsù Scolaro

23 July 2003 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
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Maria Angela CastricianoMaria Angela Castriciano
Maria Angela Castriciano
ARAndrea Romeo
Andrea Romeo
Valentina VillariValentina Villari
Valentina Villari
NMNorberto Micali
Norberto Micali
LSLuigi Monsù Scolaro
Luigi Monsù Scolaro

4 December 2007 in Nano Letters
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RHRichard van Hameren
Richard van Hameren
ABArend M. van Buul
Arend M. van Buul
Maria Angela CastricianoMaria Angela Castriciano
Maria Angela Castriciano
Valentina VillariValentina Villari
Valentina Villari
NMNorberto Micali
Norberto Micali
RNRoeland J. M. Nolte
Roeland J. M. Nolte