Publications

DNA-hybridization on gold nanospheres: a dual-fluorescence investigation of surface loading and strand length effects

D. Stoia, A.-M. Craciun, G. Chereches, O. Soritau, D. Maniu, S. Astilean, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, M. Focsan, J. Biomed. Opt. 31 (2026) 064304




Investigating the reproducibilityand repeatability of commercial SERS substrates using a new methodological approach

Q. Liu, A. Azziz, V. Cucuiet, M. Majdinasab, C. Arib, X. Yang, W. Fu, M. Focsan, F. Amiard, M. Edelya, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, Anal. Methods (2026)










Tunable gelatin-coated biosynthesized gold nanotriangles: Thermoplasmonic performanceand in vitro therapeutic potential via on-demand visible-NIR LED activation

O. Raducu, R. Borlan, A. Holca , A. M. Craciun, S. Tripon, O. Soritau, G. Chereches, D. Maniu, S. Astilean, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, M. Focsan, Colloids Surf. B Biointerfaces. 262 (2026) 115476

Ag Nanoparticles for Plasmon-Driven Conversion of pATP to DMAB under LED Excitation

A.-M. Hada, S. Grecu, A. Timar-Gabor, D. Maniu, S. Astilean, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, M. Focsan, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 8 (2025) 24453–24465

Développement d'une nanoplateforme SERS simple et abordable à base de papier pour la détection rapide d'acides nucléiques

I. Mahboub, M. Potara, S. Tripon, S. Astilean, M. Focsan, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, Les actes du symposium de la recherche scientifique francophone en europe centrale et orientale – Tome II (2025) 69 - 71

LED-Activated NIR-II Gold Nanorods for Photothermal Therapy of 3D Melanoma Spheroids 

A. Holca, R. Borlan, A. Campu, S. Dragan, M. Muntean, A. M. Craciun, A. Sesarman, M. Banciu, S. Astilean, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, M. Focsan, ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 8 (2025) 19796–19809

Recent Advances in Metal Nanoclusters: From Novel Synthesis to Emerging Applications

A.-M. Hada, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, M. Focșan, S. Aștilean, Molecules, 30 (2025) 3848

Advancing thermoplasmonic sensing: gold nanobipyramids for enhanced light-to-heat conversion 

A. Campu, I. A. Brezestean, S.-C. Tripon, S. Astilean, M. Focsan, J. Mater. Chem. C, 13 (2025) 16378-163861

SERS detection of DNA hybridization on a graphene oxide plasmonic nanoplatform: Influence of DNA sequence length

V. Cucuiet, D. Maniu, S. Astilean, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, M. Focsan , Appl. Phys. Lett. 127 (2025) 063701

Plasmon-Driven Catalytic Inhibition of pATP Oxidation as a Mechanism for Indirect Fe²⁺ Detection on aSERS-Active Platform

A.-M. Hada, M.-M. Moruz, A. Holca, S. Astilean, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, M. Focsan, Catalysts 15 (2025) 667

Investigation of local field enhancement near plain and shell-coated gold nanospheres for the optimization of surface enhanced spectroscopy 

A. M. Craciun, D. Stoia, A. Azziz, S. Astilean, M. Focsan, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, RSC Adv., 15 (2025) 20848-20862

Unveiling DNA Hybridization Dynamics via High-Sensitivity SERS Detection: Insights into Conformational Changes and Oligonucleotide Length Effects

D. Stoia, D. Maniu, M. Potara, A. M. Craciun, M. Edely, S. Grecu, A. Timar-Gabor, S. Astilean, M.Focsan, M.Lamy de la Chapelle, J. Phys. Chem. Lett.  16 (2025) 5610–5618

Conformational study of aptamer and its interaction with aflatoxin B1 using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

M. Majdinasab, A. Azziz, G. Klos, A.L. Cortajarena, M. Edely, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 343 (2025) 126511

Graphene-mediated surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy for DNA Detection&hybridization: Breakthroughs and challenges

V. Cucuiet, D. Maniu, S. Astilean, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, M. Focsan, Biosens. Bioelectron., 286 (2025) 117610

Recent advances in gold nanoparticle-graphene hybrid nanoplatforms with visible to near-infrared response for photodynamic and photothermal therapy and bioimaging  

A. Holca, V. Cucuiet, S. Astilean, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, M. Focsan, RSC Adv., 15 (2025) 11902-11922

A Graphene-Poly(methacrylic acid)-Gold bipyramids hybrid plasmonic nanocomposite for in vitro bioimaging and photothermal therapy

D. Stoia, E. Fazio, C. Corsaro, A. Campu, O. Soritau, A. M. Craciun, G. Chereches, M. Focsan, G. Neri, A. Piperno, J. Mater. Chem. B, 13 (2025) 4433 - 4446

Study of the DNA structure and orientation using SERS: Influence of the hybridisation and mismatches

A. Azziz, M. Edely, Q. Liu, M. Majdinasab, C. Arib, Y. Xiang, W. Fu, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, Int. J. Biol. Macromol., 307 (2025) 141859

Probing the Local Field Enhancement Using SERS Detection of DNA Strands with Different Lengths and Grafting Strategies on Graphene Oxide Plasmonic Nanoplatforms

V. Cucuiet, D. Maniu, A. M. Craciun, S. Tripon, S. Astilean, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, M. Focsan, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 16 (2025) 435–442

Dual-Modal Near-Infrared Organic Nanoparticles: Integrating Mild Hyperthermia Phototherapy with Fluorescence Imaging

R. Borlan, M. Tudor, O. Soritau, A. Florea, E. Pall, B. Pop, D. Maniu, S. Astilean, M. Focsan, Int J Nanomedicine, 19 (2024) 9071-9090

Gold nanoparticles conjugated with fluorophore-labeled DNA: Overview of sensing and imaging applications 

A. M. Craciun, S. Astilean, M. Focsan, M. Lamy de la Chapelle,  Trends Analyt Chem., 180 (2024) 117913

Recent advances towards point-of-care devices for fungal detection: Emphasizing the role of plasmonic nanomaterials in current and future technologies  

D. Stoia, L. De Sio, F. Petronella, M. Focsan, Biosens. Bioelectron., 255 (2024) 1162432

Plasmon-enhanced photocatalysis: New horizons in carbon dioxide reduction technologies  

M. Tudor, R. Borlan, D. Maniu, S. Astilean, M. Lamy de la Chapelle, M. Focsan Focsan, Sci. Total. Environ., 932 (2024) 2234-225