When a solute is dissolved in water, their mutual interactions determine the molecular
properties of the solute on one hand, and the structure and dynamics of the surrounding …

Low-frequency collective vibrational modes in proteins have been proposed as being
responsible for efficiently directing biochemical reactions and biological energy transport …

Brillouin and Raman scattering spectroscopy are established techniques for the
nondestructive contactless and label-free readout of mechanical, chemical, and structural …

Hydration shell dynamics plays a critical role in protein folding and biochemical activity and
has thus been actively studied through a broad range of techniques. While all observations …

Hydration-shell vibrational spectroscopy provides an experimental window into solute-
induced water structure changes that mediate aqueous folding, binding, and self-assembly …

Phytoglycogen is a naturally occurring polysaccharide nanoparticle made up of extensively
branched glucose monomers. It has a number of unusual and advantageous properties …

We present a detailed analysis of the picosecond-to-nanosecond motions of green
fluorescent protein (GFP) and its hydration water using neutron scattering spectroscopy and …

In the present work, we provide a dielectric study on two differently concentrated aqueous
lysozyme solutions in the frequency range from 1MHz to 40GHz and for temperatures from …

The structurally and dynamically perturbed hydration shells that surround proteins and
biomolecules have a substantial influence upon their function and stability. This makes the …

Underdamped terahertz-frequency delocalized phonon-like modes have long been
suggested to play a role in the biological function of DNA. Such phonon modes involve the …