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ReviewBiosensors2026

AI/ML-Assisted SERS Biosensing for Biomolecular Detection: From Direct Spectral Response to Integrated Diagnostic Systems.

Jun Gyu Park, Woohyun Park, Suji Choi, Sanghyo Lee, Minseok Kim

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Review in Biosensors, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jun Gyu ParkSemiconductor Specialized University Project Group, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi 39177, Republic of Korea.
Woohyun ParkSemiconductor Specialized University Project Group, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi 39177, Republic of Korea.
Suji ChoiSemiconductor Specialized University Project Group, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi 39177, Republic of Korea.
Sanghyo LeeSemiconductor Specialized University Project Group, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi 39177, Republic of Korea.
Minseok KimSemiconductor Specialized University Project Group, Kumoh National Institute of Technology, Gumi 39177, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4539-4309

Funding

Korea Health Industry Development Institute RS-2025-02263897Ministry of Science and ICT IITP-2026-RS-2024-00438288
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) offers a powerful route for biomolecular detection because it combines molecular specificity with high sensitivity, rapid optical readout, and multiplexing capability. In real biological samples, however, analytical performance is rarely determined by signal enhancement alone. Biofluids such as serum, plasma, saliva, urine, and interstitial fluid contain complex biomolecular mixtures that interfere with target capture, spectral response, and data interpretation. A practical SERS biosensor must therefore localize targets, stabilize spectral responses, tolerate matrix-induced variation, and convert complex spectra into reliable analytical information. This review discusses recent progress in SERS biosensing from an integrated system perspective, with particular focus on artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML)-assisted interpretation. Direct label-free SERS provides chemically transparent readouts but is limited by stochastic adsorption, hotspot heterogeneity, and spectral variation in complex samples. Bio-recognition interfaces improve target localization, while signal-transduction strategies based on nanotags, immunoassays, clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) systems, nanozymes, and lateral-flow formats decouple molecular recognition from spectral generation. Digital SERS further improves measurement robustness by converting fluctuating intensities into countable, event-based outputs. AI/ML-assisted analysis can support full-spectrum classification, calibration transfer, explainability, and patient-level decision-making. We frame AI/ML-assisted SERS biosensing as an integrated architecture connecting substrate design, interface engineering, signal transduction, digital measurement, and clinical validation. Future progress will depend as much on validation-ready workflows as on plasmonic enhancement itself, especially for systems intended to operate across different samples, instruments, and clinical settings.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceBiosensing TechniquesSpectrum Analysis, RamanHumansMachine Learningartificial intelligencebiomolecular detectionbio-recognition interfacebiosensingclinical translationdigital SERSmachine learningSERSsignal transductionsurface-enhanced Raman scattering

Identifiers

PMID42345902
PMCPMC13296749

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