title: Raman study of the shockwave effect on collagens.
abstract: The Raman spectra (1800-200 cm(-1)) of isolated dried collagen types I and III were recorded at different times after shockwave (SW) application in aqueous media. SWs were applied in a single session. One week after the SW application the vibrational data analysis indicates changes in the conformation of the collagens; orientational changes are also inferred. During the next three weeks collagens tended to recover the conformation and orientation existing before SW application.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Vibrational Spectroscopy, Faculty of Sciences, University of Chile, PO Box 653, Santiago, Chile.
authors.forename: José J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Cárcamo
authors.forename: Alvaro E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Aliaga
authors.forename: R Ernesto
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Clavijo
authors.forename: Manuel R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Brañes
authors.forename: Marcelo M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Campos-Vallette
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D003094:Collagen / Q000737:chemistry*; D019220:High-Energy Shock Waves; D051381:Rats; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014732:Vibration
chemical_list: D003094:Collagen