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Jelena Muncan1,2, Roumiana Tsenkova3
1Biomedical Engineering Department, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
|July 31, 2019
Summary
Aquaphotomics uses light to analyze water
Area of Science:
- Aquaphotomics is an emerging scientific discipline focused on the molecular water network.
Background:
- Water's hydrogen bonding capacity makes its molecular network highly sensitive to system changes.
- In biological systems, water is abundant and its structure reflects environmental and internal influences.
- The water spectral pattern serves as an integrative descriptor of the system's state.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present the fundamental principles of aquaphotomics.
- To explore the technological potential and applications of aquaphotomics.
- To highlight the role of water spectral analysis in understanding complex systems.
Main Methods:
- Utilizes light of various frequencies as a probe to analyze water structure.
- Extracts information about the water molecular network from spectral patterns.
- Builds upon knowledge from near-infrared spectroscopy.
Main Results:
- Water spectral patterns provide indirect information about all factors influencing a system.
- Near-infrared spectroscopy has yielded significant findings on water structure-function relationships.
- Aquaphotomics integrates findings from various disciplines.
Conclusions:
- Aquaphotomics offers a novel approach to understanding aqueous and biological systems.
- The technique has diverse potential applications across scientific fields.
- Further development promises deeper insights into life phenomena.
Keywords:
aquaphotomicsbiodiagnosisbiomeasurementsbiomonitoringlightnear infrared spectroscopyperturbationwaterwater-mirror approachMore Related Videos
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