Title :
Terahertz observation of salt penetration in collagen fibers
Author :
Mizuno, M. ; Yamada, Akimasa ; Fukunaga, Kaori ; Kojima, H.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
We employed terahertz spectroscopy to observe the penetration of salt solution into collagen fibers. Absorbance spectra were taken over 100-450 cm-1 for dried collagen fibers sheets that had soaked in the solution. Changes at 166 cm-1 indicated the presence of salt crystals, which depended on the condition of the collagen.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biomedical materials; biomedical measurement; proteins; terahertz spectroscopy; tissue engineering; absorbance spectra; collagen condition; dried collagen fiber sheets; salt crystals; salt solution penetration; terahertz observation; terahertz spectroscopy; Absorption; Crystals; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Sea measurements; Spectroscopy; Standards;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz), 2014 39th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2014.6956298
