Growing Au/Ag Nanoparticles within Microgel Colloids for Improved Surface‐Enhanced Raman Scattering Detection

Microgel grow-bags: Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-active bimetallic core–shell spheres can be grown inside poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAM) microgels (see figure). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as "Supporting Information". Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.