Fig. 1

Characterization of gold nanoparticles used in sensor fabrication. a TEM micrographs showing the different morphologies of AuNPs used in plasmonic nose fabrication. i gold nanobones GNB, ii gold nanospheres GNSph, iii gold nanorods longitudinal plasmon of 670 nm GNR670, iv gold nanorods longitudinal plasmon of 730 nm GNR730, v gold nanoshuttles longitudinal plasmon of 680 nm GNSht680, vi gold nanoshuttles longitudinal plasmon of 700 nm GNSht700, and vii gold nanostars GNStr. b Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) spectrum of the seven AuNPs morphologies used in sensor fabrication