The CIC biomaGUNE post-doctoral researcher Javier Plou, who is part of the BioNanoPlasmonics group led by Professor Luis Liz-Marzán, has received the award for best article in Biomaterials published in 2021 by an author under 30 years of age within CIBER-BBN (Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine Networking Biomedical Research Center).
The winning article is entitled “Preventing Memory Effects in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrates by Polymer Coating and Laser-Activated Deprotection” and was published by the prestigious journal ACS Nano; the work provides a solution to the problem that arises during SERS (surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy) measurements in complex environments, due to a phenomenon known as the SERS memory effect. The strategy developed, based on the creation of micrometer-sized windows in which the plasmonic surface was exposed to the sample, allowed changes in tumor environment to be accurately monitored over time.
CIBER-BBN has awarded a total of five prizes in the fields of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, including the prize awarded to Dr Plou. The publications were evaluated on the basis of the scientific impact generated, the scientific relevance of the work, the originality of the research and the contribution of the candidate to the publication. Through this initiative, which is open to all CIBER members and contract researchers in the field of Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, CIBER-BBN seeks to recognize and reward the efforts of its young researchers in the center's priority lines of research.
Article reference:
Plou J., Charconnet M., Garcia I., Calvo J., Liz-Marzan L.M.
Preventing Memory Effects in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Substrates by Polymer Coating and Laser-Activated Deprotection.