circular dichroism – TechConnect Briefs

Giant Enhancement of the Chiro-Optic Response of Chiral Plasmonic Media using Structured Light

Reddy I.V.A.K., Sukhotskiy V., Baev A., Furlani E.P., Prasad P.N., Haus J.W., University at Buffalo (SUNY), US

We propose an approach to achieve a great enhancement and broad spectral tunability of the chiro-optic response of plasmonic metasurfaces by exploiting their interaction with light of complex polarization, endowed with both spin (SAM) and [...]

Circular dichroism spectroscopy of Lysozyme-Silver Nanoparticles complex

Ashrafpour S., Tohidi Moghadam T., Ranjbar B., Tarbiat Modares University, IR

The outstanding optical and antibacterial properties of silver nanoparticles have attracted great deal of interest amongst nanobiotechnologists. Designing hybrid systems of nanoparticles and biomolecules as drug nanocarriers of enhanced properties has paved the way for [...]

Studies of conformational changes induced in a carrier protein: Bovine serum albumin

El Kadi N., Taulier N., Urbach W., Waks M., Paris V, FR

Defective folding diseases have emerged in the last decade as prevalent in an ageing population. In this respect any increased knowledge of folding mechanisms could be crucial for preventing, treating or even curing these neurodegenerative [...]

The Influence of DNA Wrapping on SWNT Optical Absorption in Perpendicular Polarization

Snyder S.E., Rotkin S.V., Lehigh University, US

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) hold great promise for the next generation of electronic devices due to their small, biologically compatible size, exceptional electronic properties, and the range of bandgaps accessible with variations in diameter and [...]