%0 Journal Article %T SERS-Based Flavonoid Detection Using Ethylenediamine-¦Â-Cyclodextrin as a Capturing Ligand %A Bong-Hyun Jun %A Dae Hong Jeong %A Daham Jeong %A Eunae Cho %A Eunil Hahm %A Hyun Jong Chung %A Jae Min Choi %A Jae-Hyuk Yu %A Jaehi Kim %A Kyeonghui Park %A Seunho Jung %A Sung Ho Jhang %A Won-Yeop Rho %A Yoon-Sik Lee %J Archive of "Nanomaterials". %D 2017 %R 10.3390/nano7010008 %X Ethylenediamine-modified ¦Â-cyclodextrin (Et-¦Â-CD) was immobilized on aggregated silver nanoparticle (NP)-embedded silica NPs (SiO2@Ag@Et-¦Â-CD NPs) for the effective detection of flavonoids. Silica NPs were used as the template for embedding silver NPs to create hot spots and enhance surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) signals. Et-¦Â-CD was immobilized on Ag NPs to capture flavonoids via host-guest inclusion complex formation, as indicated by enhanced ultraviolet absorption spectra. The resulting SiO2@Ag@Et-¦Â-CD NPs were used as the SERS substrate for detecting flavonoids, such as hesperetin, naringenin, quercetin, and luteolin. In particular, luteolin was detected more strongly in the linear range 10£¿7 to 10£¿3 M than various organic molecules, namely ethylene glycol, ¦Â-estradiol, isopropyl alcohol, naphthalene, and toluene. In addition, the SERS signal for luteolin captured by the SiO2@Ag@Et-¦Â-CD NPs remained even after repeated washing. These results indicated that the SiO2@Ag@Et-¦Â-CD NPs can be used as a rapid, sensitive, and selective sensor for flavonoids %K cyclodextrin %K ethylenediamine cyclodextrin %K surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) %K flavonoids %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5295198/