Fig. 1
From: Cancer characterization and diagnosis with SERS-encoded particles
Adapted with permission from Gao et al. (2015). Copyright 2015, Elsevier
Schematic outline of a representative example of SERS-encoded particle (SEP) and illustrative images of diverse classes of applications for SEPs in (i) SERS imaging of an individual MCF-7 cell; adapted with permission from Nima et al. (2014). Copyright 2014, Nature Publishing Group. (ii) Ex vivo SERS imaging of a tumor tissue; adapted with permission from Wang et al. (2016). Copyright 2016, Nature Publishing Group. (iii) In vivo SERS imaging at two different sites of an injected tumor.