Title :
THz spectroscopy of protein complexses
Author :
Jones, I. ; Abbott, D. ; Fischer, B.M.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Biomed. Eng., Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA
Abstract :
We present our preliminary results on the detection of antigen-antibody complexes using terahertz spectroscopy. Our study indicates that a difference between the absorption spectra of pure antibody/antigen and the antibody-antigen complex may be useful for biomedical applications. Furthermore, we introduce a new carrier material, which has several advantages over previously used materials, such as high binding capacity along with high THz transparency.
Keywords :
molecular biophysics; proteins; terahertz wave spectra; THz spectroscopy; absorption spectra; antigen-antibody complexes; binding interactions; protein complexes; Absorption; Australia; Biological materials; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical materials; DNA; Frequency; Molecular biophysics; Protein engineering; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves, 2008. IRMMW-THz 2008. 33rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2119-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2120-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2008.4665751