Naslov
Biophysical Scenario of Giant Gel Formation in the Northern Adriatic Sea

Autori
Svetličić, Vesna ; Žutić, Vera ; Hozić Zimmermann, Amela

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Biophysics from Molecules to Brain: In Memory of Radoslav K. Andjus, in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Volume 1048, Issue 1 : / Vučinić, Željko ; Đuričić, Bogdan ; Stojilković, Stanko ; Anđus, Pavle R. - : Wiley-Blackwell, 2005, 524-527

ISBN
978-1-573-31575-3

Skup
22nd International Biophysics Symposium

Mjesto i datum
Beograd, Srbija, 09.10.2004. - 14.10.2004

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
marine gel ; marine vesicles ; mucilage phenomenon ; northern Adriatic Sea

Sažetak
The macroscopic gel phase (mucilage) appears episodically in the northern Adriatic Sea covering tens of square kilometers of sea surface. Current views leave no doubt on phytoplankton production as a proximal source of polymers constituting the gel network, but the mechanism leading to its rapid production remains unknown. We introduced electrochemical sensing of marine microparticles and atomic force microscopy to image supramolecular organization of marine gel network. Our biophysical scenario of mucilage event features self-organization of biopolymers into microparticles ("marine vesicles") that under specific conditions transform to giant gel by a fast vesicle-to-gel transition.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Fizika, Geologija, Kemija

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