{"id":769,"date":"2017-03-21T15:07:19","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T14:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/irtgpolymers\/?p=769"},"modified":"2024-08-20T17:40:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T15:40:13","slug":"nmr-spectroscopy-for-biomolecular-and-materials-characterization-sep-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/irtgpolymers\/2017\/03\/nmr-spectroscopy-for-biomolecular-and-materials-characterization-sep-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"NMR spectroscopy for biomolecular and materials characterization (September 6\/7, 2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Aims<\/h2>\n<p>This module addressed doctoral students in chemistry, physics, biophysics, and related fields <i>without<\/i> much prior knowledge in NMR spectroscopy. It introduced the basic theoretical and technical concepts necessary for an understanding of data\/spectrum acquisition in pulsed NMR and the information content, and focused on a few specific experimental techniques to study dynamics in polymer and biopolymer systems.<\/p>\n<h2>Contents<\/h2>\n<p>Each day of the two-day program started with a series of lectures in the morning, followed by hands-on experiments on low-field NMR spectrometers, and demonstrations on high-field spectrometers, during the afternoon.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h4>Lectures:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>basic principles of pulsed NMR: time evolution of magnetization (precession) and Fourier transformation, NMR interactions and spectral information content<\/li>\n<li>technical aspects of pulsed NMR: radio-frequency pulses, frequency mixing (=rotating frame), phase-sensitive detection, digitization<\/li>\n<li>influence of molecular structure and dynamics on NMR observables, applications to polymers<\/li>\n<li>use of pulsed field gradients for imaging and diffusion, applications to the measurement of diffusion of polymers to study molecular weight and conformation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Hands-on lab course:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>basic pulsed NMR: time-domain experiments and Fourier transformation, determination of relaxation times<\/li>\n<li>study of phase structure and dynamics in inhomogeneous (phase-separated) polymers, biopolymers or food systems by time-domain low-field NMR:&nbsp;<i>bring your own sample!<\/i><\/li>\n<li>study of macro(molecular) diffusion by pulsed-gradient NMR, applications to protein solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Literature<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>E. Fukushima, S. B. W. Roeder: Experimental Pulse NMR: A Nuts and Bolts Approach. Westview Press, Boulder 1993<\/li>\n<li>K. Saalw\u00e4chter, D. Reichert: Magnetic Resonance: Polymer Applications of NMR. In:&nbsp;<i>Encyclodedia of Spectroscopy &amp; Spectrometry<\/i>, 2nd edition, vol. 3, pp. 2221-2236. Editors: J. Lindon, G. Tranter, D. Koppenaal. Elsevier, Oxford 2010. (<a title=\"Abstract\" href=\"http:\/\/www.physik.uni-halle.de\/Fachgruppen\/nmr\/cms_ks\/abstracts\/polymer-nmr_encycspec.html\">Abstract<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Terms and Applications<\/h2>\n<p>Date: September6-7, 2017<br \/>\nTime: 9.15-5pm<br \/>\nVenue: seminar room, NMR building, Betty-Heimann-Str. 7, 06120 Halle<br \/>\nGroup size: maximal 12<br \/>\nLanguage: English<\/p>\n<h2>Instructor(s)<\/h2>\n<p>Kay Saalw\u00e4chter, Alexey Krushelnitsky,&nbsp;G\u00fcnter Hempel<\/p>\n<h2>Registration completed<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aims This module addressed doctoral students in chemistry, physics, biophysics, and related fields without much prior knowledge in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/irtgpolymers\/2017\/03\/nmr-spectroscopy-for-biomolecular-and-materials-characterization-sep-2017\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;NMR spectroscopy for biomolecular and materials characterization (September 6\/7, 2017)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4475,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[49,44],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/irtgpolymers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/irtgpolymers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/irtgpolymers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/irtgpolymers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4475"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/irtgpolymers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=769"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/irtgpolymers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6334,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/irtgpolymers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/769\/revisions\/6334"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/irtgpolymers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/irtgpolymers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.urz.uni-halle.de\/irtgpolymers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}