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Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla

Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla

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Materials Science

D-Index
78
Citations
23169
World Ranking
2960
National Ranking
42

Overview

Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla is affiliated with Rovira i Virgili University in Spain. The research primarily focuses on areas intersecting materials science, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and engineering, with a particular emphasis on electronic, optical, and magnetic materials, biomedical engineering, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's body of work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Biosensors and Analytical Detection
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research

Frequent publication venues for the research include:

  • Nanoscale
  • Analysis & Sensing
  • Advanced Optical Materials
  • ACS Nano
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Recent papers published by Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla include:

  • "Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Spectroscopy for Sensing and Characterization of Exosomes in Cancer Diagnosis," 2021, Cancers
  • "X-ray-Based Techniques to Study the Nano-Bio Interface," 2021, ACS Nano
  • "Surface-enhanced Raman scattering holography," 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • "Cancer Diagnosis through SERS and Other Related Techniques," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Biomedical Applications: Recent Advances and Future Challenges," 2025, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Key frequent co-authors collaborating on these research efforts include:

  • Luca Guerrini
  • Nicolás Pazos-Pérez
  • Miguel A. Correa-Duarte
  • I. Brian Becerril-Castro
  • Irene Calderón

The interdisciplinary nature of the work reflects a convergence of nanotechnology and biomedical sciences, particularly focusing on the synthesis and application of nanoparticles, plasmonic phenomena, and the development of biosensing methods. This multidisciplinary scope is demonstrated by the coverage of topics such as biosensors, catalysis, and spectroscopy techniques used in chemical and biomedical research.

Best Publications

  • Present and Future of Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

    Judith Langer;Dorleta Jimenez de Aberasturi;Javier Aizpurua;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla

  • Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine

    Beatriz Pelaz;Christoph Alexiou;Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Frauke Alves;Frauke Alves

  • Zeptomol detection through controlled ultrasensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering.

    Laura Rodríguez-Lorenzo;Ramón A. Álvarez-Puebla;Isabel Pastoriza-Santos;Stefano Mazzucco

  • Tuning size and sensing properties in colloidal gold nanostars.

    Silvia Barbosa;Amit Agrawal;Laura Rodríguez-Lorenzo;Isabel Pastoriza-Santos

  • Surface Modifications of Nanoparticles for Stability in Biological Fluids.

    Luca Guerrini;Ramon A Alvarez-Puebla;Nicolas Pazos-Perez

  • SERS-based diagnosis and biodetection.

    Ramón A. Alvarez-Puebla;Luis M. Liz-Marzán

  • Gold nanorods 3D-supercrystals as surface enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy substrates for the rapid detection of scrambled prions

    Ramón A. Alvarez-Puebla;Ashish Agarwal;Pramit Manna;Bishnu P. Khanal

  • Plasmonic nanosensors with inverse sensitivity by means of enzyme-guided crystal growth.

    Laura Rodríguez-Lorenzo;Roberto de la Rica;Ramón A. Álvarez-Puebla;Luis M. Liz-Marzán

  • CuTe Nanocrystals: Shape and Size Control, Plasmonic Properties, and Use as SERS Probes and Photothermal Agents

    Wenhua Li;Reza Zamani;Pilar Rivera Gil;Beatriz Pelaz

  • Surface-enhanced Raman scattering on colloidal nanostructures

    R.F. Aroca;R.A. Alvarez-Puebla;N. Pieczonka;S. Sanchez-Cortez

  • Light concentration at the nanometer scale

    Ramón Alvarez-Puebla;Luis M. Liz-Marzán;F. Javier García de Abajo

  • Traps and cages for universal SERS detection

    Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Luis M. Liz-Marzán

  • Au@pNIPAM Colloids as Molecular Traps for Surface‐Enhanced, Spectroscopic, Ultra‐Sensitive Analysis

    Ramon A. Álvarez-Puebla;Rafael Contreras-Cáceres;Isabel Pastoriza-Santos;Jorge Pérez-Juste

  • Role of Nanoparticle Surface Charge in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

    Ramon A. Alvarez-Puebla;Elena Arceo;Paul J. G. Goulet;Julian J. Garrido

  • SERS Detection of Small Inorganic Molecules and Ions

    Ramón A. Alvarez-Puebla;Luis M. Liz-Marzán;Luis M. Liz-Marzán

  • Controlled assembly of plasmonic colloidal nanoparticle clusters

    José M. Romo-Herrera;Ramón A. Alvarez-Puebla;Luis M. Liz-Marzán

  • Effects of the Excitation Wavelength on the SERS Spectrum

    Ramón A. Álvarez-Puebla

  • Surface enhanced Raman scattering using star-shaped gold colloidal nanoparticles

    Laura Rodríguez-Lorenzo;Ramón A. Álvarez-Puebla;F. Javier García de Abajo;Luis M. Liz-Marzán

  • Highly Controlled Silica Coating of PEG-Capped Metal Nanoparticles and Preparation of SERS-Encoded Particles

    Cristina Fernández-López;Cintia Mateo-Mateo;Ramón A. Álvarez-Puebla;Jorge Pérez-Juste

  • Surface-enhanced Raman scattering biomedical applications of plasmonic colloidal particles

    Sara Abalde-Cela;Paula Aldeanueva-Potel;Cintia Mateo-Mateo;Laura Rodríguez-Lorenzo

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis M. Liz-Marzán
Luis M. Liz-Marzán CIC biomaGUNE
Miguel A. Correa-Duarte
Miguel A. Correa-Duarte Universidade de Vigo
Hicham Fenniri
Hicham Fenniri Northeastern University
Wolfgang J. Parak
Wolfgang J. Parak Universität Hamburg
Ricardo Aroca
Ricardo Aroca University of Windsor
Jorge Pérez-Juste
Jorge Pérez-Juste Universidade de Vigo
Isabel Pastoriza-Santos
Isabel Pastoriza-Santos Universidade de Vigo
F. Javier García de Abajo
F. Javier García de Abajo Institute of Photonic Sciences
Andreas Fery
Andreas Fery Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Nicholas A. Kotov
Nicholas A. Kotov University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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