Picosecond and Terahertz Perturbation of Interfacial Water and Electropermeabilization of Biological Membranes
Vernier PT, Levine ZA, Ho MC, Xiao S, Semenov I, Pakhomov AG. Picosecond and Terahertz Perturbation of Interfacial Water and Electropermeabilization of Biological Membranes. The Journal Of Membrane Biology 2015, 248: 837-847. PMID: 25796485, PMCID: PMC4565733, DOI: 10.1007/s00232-015-9788-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubnanosecond Electric PulsesTerahertz electromagnetic radiationComplementary molecular dynamics simulationsTerahertz frequenciesElectromagnetic radiationField reversalElectric pulsesElectric fieldInterfacial waterElectropore formationMolecular dynamics simulationsPulsesElectric potentialConductive structuresWater dipolesDynamics simulationsPhospholipid bilayersBilayersPicosecondsRemote monitoringBiological membranesModel membranesFieldPSRadiation