title: Solid state approach in biophoton research.
abstract: Main characteristics of the delayed luminescence (DL) emitted in the seconds range from biological systems is analyzed. The correlation between change in DL and cell's organization, and similarity with some characteristics of DL from solid state system suggest to connect DL in biological system to decay of collective electron states, formed during energy and charge transport along the macromolecular ordered structures which form the cell. Results of a proposed soliton model are discussed, together with some phenomenological evidence which emphasize the possibility of using DL measurements as an intrinsic probe in biophysical investigations.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Metodologie Fisiche e Chimiche per l'Ingegneria, Catania University, v.le Andrea Doria, 6-I 95125 Catania, Italy. fmusumec@dmfci.unict.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Musumeci
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Privitera
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scordino
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tedesco
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Triglia
authors.forename: Salvo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tudisco
mesh_terms: D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D017785:Photons