# Plasmonic trimers designed as SERS-active chemical traps for subtyping of lung tumors

*PRI Rank #17 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #17 |
| 18m citations | 79 |
| Journal | Nature Communications |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-024-50321-0 |
| Corresponding authors | Teng Qiu, Qi Hao |
| Institution | Southeast University, China |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/advanced-biosensing-and-bioanalysis-techniques/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1038/s41467-024-50321-0](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50321-0)

## Topics

Plasmonic nanostructures · Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) · Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) · Plasmonic nanostructures · chemical traps · 4-methylbenzenethiol · 4-mercaptopyridine · 4-aminothiophenol · Single-molecule detection · bi-analyte method · lung tumor subtyping · adenocarcinoma · squamous carcinoma · Limit of detection · Field enhancement · Plasmonic nanostructures · chemical affinity-directed molecular localization · fresh tissue detection · Early detection of lung cancer

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