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Single scattering particles, especially noble metal (plasmonic) nanoparticles, based analytical techniques are attractive recently and becoming the research focus of the light scattering analytical techniques. In this mini review, we summarize the single scattering particles based analytical techniques in the past decade including single scattering particles counting, single plasmonic nanoparticles sensing, and single plasmonic nanoparticles tracking/imaging. We emphasize the discussion on the single plasmonic nanoparticles sensing that combines with dark-field microscopy and resonant Rayleigh scattering spectroscopy.
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Liu, Y., Huang, C. Single scattering particles based analytical techniques. Chin. Sci. Bull. 58, 1969–1979 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-013-5707-4
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