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Hankus, M. E; Cullum B.M., “Tunable Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)-based Surface Plasmon Resonance Substrate,” Applied Spectroscopy, 2007 (in preparation).

Hankus, M. E.; Cullum, B. M., “SERS Nanoimaging Probes for Chemical Detection and Imaging of Extracellular Surfaces,” Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2007, 6759-8 (in press).

Cullum, B. M.; Li, H.; Schiza; Hankus, M.E, “Characterization of Multi-Layer Enhanced SERS Substrates and Their Potential for SERS Nano-Imaging,” Nanobiotechnology, 2007 (in press).

Hankus, M. E.; Cullum, B. M., “SERS Probes for the Detection and Imaging of Biochemical Species on the Nanoscale.” Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2006, 6380 (Smart Medical and Biomedical Sensor Technology IV), 638004/1 – 638004/12.

Hankus, M.E.; Li, H.; Gibson, G.J.; Cullum, B.M., “Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering-Based Nanoprobe for High-Resolution, Non-Scanning Chemical Imaging.” Analytical Chemistry, 2006, 78, (21), 7535-7546.

Hankus, M.E.; Gibson, G.J.; Cullum, B.M., “Characterization and Optimization of Novel Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS)-based Nanoimaging Probes for Chemical Imaging.” Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering 2005, 6007 (Smart Medical and Biomedical Sensor Technology III), 9-19.

Hankus, M.E.; Gibson, G.; Chandrasekharan, N.; Cullum, B. M., “Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)- Nanoimaging probes for Biological Analysis.” Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering, 2004, 5588 (Smart Medical and Biomedical Sensor Technology II), 106-116.