Exploring Biomolecular Self-Assembly with Far-Infrared Radiation.

ABSTRACT: Physical engineering technology using far-infrared radiation has been gathering attention in chemical, biological, and material research fields. In particular, the high-power radiation at the terahertz region can give remarkable effects on biological materials distinct from a simple thermal treatment. Self-assembly of biological molecules such as amyloid proteins and cellulose fiber plays various roles in medical and biomaterials fields. A common characteristic of those biomolecular aggregates is a sheet-like fibrous structure that is rigid and insoluble in water, and it is often hard to manipulate the stacking conformation without heating, organic solvents, or chemical reagents. We discovered that those fibrous formats can be conformationally regulated by means of intense far-infrared rad

SUBMITTER: Kawasaki T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9496551 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature