Interrogating (anti)microbial mechanisms using vibrational spectroscopy – from electrostatic effects in catalysis to virus-membrane interactions

Interrogating (anti)microbial mechanisms using vibrational spectroscopy – from electrostatic effects in catalysis to virus-membrane interactions

Author(s): Jacek Kozuch 

Publication: Bunsen-Magazin 2025, 6, 237-240

Publisher: Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft für physikalische Chemie e.V., Frankfurt

Language: English

DOI: 10.26125/pxp4-p755

Abstract: Vibrational spectroscopy reveals molecular mechanisms of (anti)microbial action by probing structural and electrostatic changes. Using vibrational Stark-based electric-field measurements and surface-enhanced infrared absorption, we investigate electrostatic catalysis in antibiotic resistance and track virus–membrane interactions. These approaches uncover physicochemical principles that can be probed with nanometer resolution via infrared nanoscopy.

Cite this: J. Kozuch, Bunsen-Magazin 2025, 6, 237-240, DOI: 10.26125/pxp4-p755

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