Kong T Tsen, Eric C Dykeman, Otto F Sankey, Shaw-Wei D Tsen, Nien-Tsung Lin, Juliann G Kiang
Journal: Journal of biomedical optics 2007;12(2):024009
PMID: 17477724
Raman spectroscopy is used to study low-wave-number (=20 cm(-1)) acoustic vibrations of the M13 phage. A well-defined Raman line is observed at around 8.5 cm(-1). The experimental results are compared with theoretical calculations based on an elastic continuum model and appropriate Raman selection rules derived from a bond polarizability model. The observed Raman mode is shown to belong to one of the Raman-active axial modes of the M13 phage protein coat. It is expected that the detection and characterization of this low-frequency vibrational mode can be used for applications in biomedical nanotechnology such as for monitoring the process of virus functionalization and self-assembly.
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