Title :
Non-bulk-like behavior of hydration water on fluid phase lipids revealed by terahertz (THz) spectroscopy
Author :
Choi, Da-Hye ; Son, Heyjin ; Jung, Seonghoon ; Park, Jaehun ; Park, Woong-Yang ; Kwon, Oh Sang ; Park, Gun-Sik
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Seoul Nat. Univ., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
Hydration state of lipid bilayer during the gel to fluid phase transition is measured with THz time domain spectroscopy (TDS). Hydration water showed bulk-water-like behavior at gel phase, but showed non-bulk-like behavior at fluid phase.
Keywords :
biological techniques; gels; lipid bilayers; phase transformations; solvation; terahertz spectroscopy; water; H2O; TDS; fluid phase lipids; hydration water; lipid bilayer; terahertz spectroscopy; Absorption; Educational institutions; Films; Fluids; Lipidomics; Spectroscopy; Temperature measurement;
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.2012.6380130