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ArticleBiophysics and physicobiology2026

High-sensitivity method for detecting dielectric changes in water driven by biomolecular hydration.

Masahiko Imashimizu, Jun-Ichi Sugiyama

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Masahiko ImashimizuCellular and Molecular Biotechnology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan.
Jun-Ichi SugiyamaResearch Institute of Core Technology for Materials Innovation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan.

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Abstract

We previously demonstrated that sub-terahertz irradiation significantly accelerates the formation of hydration structures in protein aqueous solutions under nonequilibrium conditions, immediately after mixing. To monitor this phenomenon, we developed a microwave dielectric measurement technique capable of sensitively detecting time-dependent changes in hydration under sub-terahertz irradiation. This method utilizes the dielectric-dependent modulation of multiply reflected signals in short-path-length samples (Sugiyama et al., Nat. Commun. 14: 2825, 2023). However, the physical origin of the observed signal remained unclear, limiting its broader applicability. In this study, we identify the origin as destructive interference between reflections at the probe-sample interface and the bottom surface of the sample container, which arises uniquely under a short-path-length condition satisfying

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destructive interferencedielectric permittivityhydrationshort-path-length microwave reflectionsub-terahertz irradiation

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