Structure and dynamics of interfacial peptides and proteins from vibrational sum-frequency generation spectroscopy

S Hosseinpour, SJ Roeters, M Bonn, W Peukert… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Proteins at interfaces play important roles in cell biology, immunology, bioengineering, and
biomimetic material design. Many biological processes are based on interfacial protein …

Investigating buried polymer interfaces using sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy

Z Chen - Progress in polymer science, 2010 - Elsevier
This paper reviews recent progress in the studies of buried polymer interfaces using sum
frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy. Both buried solid/liquid and solid/solid …

Specific ion effects on interfacial water structure near macromolecules

X Chen, T Yang, S Kataoka… - Journal of the American …, 2007 - ACS Publications
We investigated specific ion effects on interfacial water structure next to macromolecules
with vibrational sum frequency spectroscopy (VSFS). Poly-(N-isopropylacrylamide) was …

Engineering and characterization of peptides and proteins at surfaces and interfaces: a case study in surface-sensitive vibrational spectroscopy

B Ding, J Jasensky, Y Li, Z Chen - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2016 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Understanding molecular structures of interfacial peptides and proteins impacts
many research fields by guiding the advancement of biocompatible materials, new and …

Orientation determination of interfacial β-sheet structures in situ

KT Nguyen, JT King, Z Chen - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Structural information such as orientations of interfacial proteins and peptides is important
for understanding properties and functions of such biological molecules, which play crucial …

Sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy studies on molecular conformation and orientation of biological molecules at interfaces

X Chen, ML Clarke, JIE Wang, Z Chen - International Journal of …, 2005 - World Scientific
Sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy has been employed to study a
variety of interesting biological phenomena occurring at interfaces. This review summarizes …

[HTML][HTML] SFG studies on interactions between antimicrobial peptides and supported lipid bilayers

X Chen, Z Chen - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes, 2006 - Elsevier
The mode of action of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in disrupting cell membrane bilayers is
of fundamental importance in understanding the efficiency of different AMPs, which is crucial …

Multiple orientation of melittin inside a single lipid bilayer determined by combined vibrational spectroscopic studies

X Chen, J Wang, AP Boughton… - Journal of the …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Despite the availability of several mature structure determination techniques for bulk
proteins, determination of structural and orientational information of interfacial proteins, eg …

Biomolecular structure at solid–liquid interfaces as revealed by nonlinear optical spectroscopy

S Roy, PA Covert, WR FitzGerald, DK Hore - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
1. INTRODUCTION The attachment of biomolecules onto solid surfaces is fundamental to a
wide range of scientific, engineering, and industrial pursuits. 1, 2 For example, the …

Elucidation of molecular structures at buried polymer interfaces and biological interfaces using sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy

C Zhang, JN Myers, Z Chen - Soft matter, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy has been developed into an
important technique to study surfaces and interfaces. It can probe buried interfaces in situ …