Noble Metal-Based Nanocomposites for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Detection of Food Contaminants

Public health concerns related to food contaminants, including biotoxins, pesticide and veterinary drug residues, illegal additives, foodborne pathogens, and heavy metals, have garnered significant public attention in recent years. Consequently, there is an urgent need to develop rapid and accurate technologies to detect these harmful substances. Surface- enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), due to its characteristics of high sensitivity and specificity enabling the detection of food...