Title :
Low frequency dynamics of water in reverse micelle sugar solutions
Author :
Crompton, D. ; Vickers, A.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Essex, Colchester, UK
Abstract :
In this paper, we explore the use of reverse micelle systems to investigate the terahertz absorption of varying water trehalose solutions. Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR) spectroscopy and molecular dynamic simulations were used to determine the absorption at each concentration. Both sets of results showed increasingly sterically hindered waters with increasing trehalose concentration.
Keywords :
Fourier transform spectra; colloids; fluid dynamics; infrared spectra; molecular biophysics; molecular dynamics method; solutions; terahertz wave spectra; water; FTIR spectroscopy; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; H2O; biomolecules; low frequency dynamics; molecular dynamic simulations; reverse micelle sugar solutions; terahertz absorption; water trehalose solutions; Absorption; Biology; Computational modeling; Hydrogen; Solvents; Spectroscopy; Sugar;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2012 37th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wollongong, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1598-2
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2012.6380120
