Abstract
Investigations on plasma-biomolecules interactions have been carried out as fundamental process for plasma applications in medical science and biological treatments. In this study, plasma interactions with L-alanine which are amino acids: the building blocks of proteins have been investigated in terms of physical effects. Effect of ion and photon irradiation on degradation of L-alanine has been studied via x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis of chemical bonding states. The XPS results showed that the decrease in the -CH3 bond, >C(NH2)COOH bond, and -COOH bond peaks of main component of the L-alanine with increasing ion energy, ion dose and photon energy. The L-alanine degraded by ions and photons with energy over 6eV.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 012001 |
Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
Volume | 441 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | 11th Asia Pacific Conference on Plasma Science and Technology, APCPST 2012 and 25th Symposium on Plasma Science for Materials, SPSM 2012 - Kyoto, Japan Duration: 2012 Oct 2 → 2012 Oct 5 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)