Modeling of metamaterials: a globular protein as a metamaterial prototype for electromagnetic-acoustic conversion at low temperatures

Anatoly V. Stepanov

doi:10.1117/12.886592

18 May 2011 Modeling of metamaterials: a globular protein as a metamaterial prototype for electromagnetic-acoustic conversion at low temperatures

Anatoly V. Stepanov

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Proceedings Volume 8070, Metamaterials VI; 807013 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886592
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

The investigation is devoted to give proof to the simple idea, that a globular protein is a molecular machine. This machine effectively converts electromagnetic energy of thermal equilibrium radiation (TER) to energy of acoustic oscillations associated with low-temperature equilibrium fluctuations of protein structure. The laws of thermal equilibrium radiation , the activation process model and photon-to-phonon transformation mechanism in solid state are used to prove this idea. The absorbing ability of a globule is calculated for myoglobin and beta-hemoglobin macromolecules. It is shown, that up to 36 - 37 % of electromagnetic energy of thermal equilibrium radiation is conversed to energy of the phonon bath. Then the bath's energy is used to enable low-temperature equilibrium fluctuations of a globule. Thus, it is proved, that protein macromolecule is an acoustic resonator capable to store energy for structural transformations. So, a globular protein can be used as a metamaterial prototype for electromagnetic-acoustic energy conversion at low temperatures.

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Anatoly V. Stepanov "Modeling of metamaterials: a globular protein as a metamaterial prototype for electromagnetic-acoustic conversion at low temperatures", Proc. SPIE 8070, Metamaterials VI, 807013 (18 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.886592

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