Mesoporous‐Shell Monolayer Plasmonic Architecture Enables Quantitative and Decision‐Guided SERS
Quantitative surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has long been impeded by stochastic hotspot formation, signal instability, and limited chemical fidelity in complex environments. Overcoming these intrinsic limitations requires structural control at the nanoscale rather than incremental improvements in signal amplification. Here, we introduce a mesoporous-shell monolayer plasmonic architecture that enables quantitative and decision-guided SERS by integrating deterministic hotspot geometry with regulated molecular accessibility and chemical stabilization of photosensitive analytes. This architecture produces predictable and reproducible SERS responses, shifting SERS from stochastic enhancement toward quantitative sensing. Using chemotherapeutic drugs as representative small-molecule targets, the platform demonstrates ultrasensitive, multiplexed, and reproducible detection in standard solutions and complex biological matrices. Machine learning-assisted spectral analysis further enables accurate concentration prediction in patient blood samples in close agreement with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. Importantly, SERS-guided dose adjustment in an orthotopic breast cancer mouse model maintains therapeutic efficacy while significantly reducing systemic toxicity, establishing a direct link between plasmonic sensing and decision-guided intervention. This work defines a materials-based framework for quantitative and decision-enabled SERS, in which mesoporous-shell monolayer architectures transform plasmonic nanostructures into functional platforms for real-world molecular quantification and feedback-controlled biomedical applications.
Authors
- Wei Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0435-7261)
- Yue Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5863-6103)
- Hongzhi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3834-6050)
- Jingyuan Shao
- Sensen Hao
- Mancun Zhao
- Guangyao Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3242-2216)
- Yuan Yao
- Junping Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5183-9913)
- Ying Wang
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (CN)
- Beijing Radiation Center (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Science
- Published
- 2026-08-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.77299
- Primary Topic
- Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00