An optical detection technique is developed to detect and measure the resonant vibration of the cellular membrane. Biological membranes are active components of living cells and play a complex and dynamic role in life processes. They are believed to have oscillation modes of frequencies in the range of 1 to 1000 GHz. To measure such a high-frequency vibration, a linear laser cavity is designed to produce a train of femtosecond pulses of adjustable repetition rate. The method is then directly applied to liposomes, "artificial membrane", stained with a liphophilic potential sensitive dye. The spectral behavior of a selection of potential sensitive dyes in the membrane is also studied.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc331235 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Jamasbi, Nooshin |
| Contributors | Diels, J. C., Roberts, James A., Deering, William D., Dobson, Gerard R., Mackey, H. J., West, Bruce J. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | viii, 152 leaves: ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Jamasbi, Nooshin, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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