Nanostructures, methods of preparing nanostructures, methods of detecting targets in subjects, and methods of treating diseases in subjects, are disclosed. An embodiment, among others, of the nanostructure includes a metallic gold surface-enhanced Raman scattering nanoparticle, a Raman reporter and a protection structure. The protection structure may include a thiol-polyethylene glycol to which may be attached a target-specific probe.
本发明公开了纳米结构、制备纳米结构的方法、检测受试者体内目标的方法以及治疗受试者疾病的方法。除其他外,纳米结构的一个实施方案包括
金属
金表面增强拉曼散射纳米粒子、拉曼报告器和保护结构。保护结构可包括
硫醇-聚
乙二醇,其上可连接目标特异性探针。