Rice University, USA
Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), surface enhanced infrared absorption, Fano resonances, electromagnetically induced transparency, active plasmonics for catalysis, theranostic nanoparticles in cancer imaging and therapy, light-triggered gene therapy, coupled quantum dot-plasmonic devices and materials for the harvesting of solar radiation for energy applications.
http://halas.rice.edu/
Plasmon enhanced imaging of light-triggered release of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from gold nanoshells inside living cells.