Chem Soc Rev  issue 5 is a theme issue guest edited by Professors Duncan Graham and Royston Goodacre on the topic of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS).    

Since its discovery over 30 years ago SERS has enjoyed a high level of interest, however in the last few years interest has significantly increased as witnessed by the number of published papers involving the technique. SERS has now advanced to the stage where there are commercial applications using the technique, whilst the diversity of its uses continues to expand. 

This theme issue covers a variety of chemical and bioanalytical applications involving the technique of SERS and includes 2 critical and 15 tutorial reviews. The mechanism of the enhancement and the theory behind the technique are not the focus of this theme issue; rather we have focused on the use of SERS in applications ranging from single molecule studies to tip enhanced Raman, bioanalytical applications and electrochemical based SERS systems. In addition, new surfaces and assemblies for improved enhancements of Raman scattering are included to make this a truly diverse, yet up to date body of reviews.   

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