id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt 08612n52q47 Lindy M. Sherman Analyte Detection Schemes Using Functionalized Nanomaterials and Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering 2022 .txt text/plain 412 18 32 Thiol ligands are the current standard for functionalizing metal nanoparticle surfaces, particularly silver and gold. The first section of this dissertation introduces an alternative ligand for nanoparticle systems: N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs). cache/08612n52q47.txt txt/08612n52q47.txt