Original title:
Cavity modes of microtubules and biological cells in X-ray and infrared region
Authors:
Jelínek, František ; Pokorný, Jiří Document type: Papers Conference/Event: Biologické systémy a elektromagnetická pole, Praha (CZ), 2000-06-08
Year:
2000
Language:
eng Abstract:
The microtubules in the cellular cytoskeleton have fundamental role in living processes of biological cells. They are hollow cylinders which resemble circular waveguides. The cutoff frequencies of the TM and TE modes of the microtubule cavities are in the band of the soft X-rays. This suggests the possibility of interaction of electromagnetic cavity modes with inner electrons in atoms. In the case of biological cells as cavity resonators the resonant frequencies may be in the infrared region.
Keywords:
cellular biophysics; resonators; waveguides Project no.: CEZ:AV0Z2067918 (CEP), OC 244B.40, OC 244BIS.10 Funding provider: EU COST, EU COST Host item entry: Biologické systémy a elektromagnetická pole
Institution: Institute of Photonics and Electronics AS ČR
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Document availability information: Fulltext is available at the institute of the Academy of Sciences. Original record: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0113838