Title :
Infrared-spectroscopic mapping of a single virus by near-field microscopy
Author :
Brehm, Markus ; Taubner, Thomas ; Keilmann, Fritz
Author_Institution :
Max-Planck-Inst. fur Biochemie, Munchen
Abstract :
Nanoscale-resolving near-field microscopy is combined with infrared fingerprint spectroscopy to uniquely assess local chemical and structural properties. Here we focus on protein amide band-I vibrational contrast on various locations on a single tobacco mosaic virus
Keywords :
biological techniques; biology computing; infrared spectroscopy; microorganisms; molecular biophysics; near-field scanning optical microscopy; proteins; chemical properties; infrared fingerprint spectroscopy; infrared-spectroscopic mapping; nanoscale-resolving near-field microscopy; protein amide-I vibrational contrast; single tobacco mosaic virus; structural properties; Atomic force microscopy; Fingerprint recognition; Infrared spectra; Light scattering; Nanobioscience; Optical interferometry; Optical microscopy; Optical scattering; Particle scattering; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568400
