Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of tioconazole was performed on gold surfaces.
Gold nanoparticles were characterized by electron microscopy and light scattering.
Quantum calculations predicted the optimized structure of tioconazole on gold.
Tioconazole adsorbates were supposed to release easily from gold via glutathione.
Cell viability tests suggested enhanced killing for tioconazole-gold nanoparticles.