Murei K. Gilbert et al. International Journal of Recent Research Aspects ISSN: 2349-7688, Vol.
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Role of Modified Vibrational Raman
Spectra in Detecting Cancerous Cells Murei K. Gilbert1, Khanna M. Kapil2* 1Department of Physics, Laikipia University, P.O. Box 1100-20300, Nyahururu, Kenya 2Department of Physics, University of Eldoret, P.O Box 1125-30100, Eldoret, Kenya E-mail, 1gmurei@laikipia.ac.ke: 2*khannak700@gmail.com Abstract: Inelastic scattering of light radiation on collision with a molecule is called Raman scattering. The oscillating electric field of the incident electromagnetic radiation creates an oscillating electric dipole which in turn creates an oscillating electric field. It is surmised that this oscillating electric field can affect the vibrational spectra of the molecule on which the incident radiation falls. Thus if 𝝎𝟏 is the frequency of the incident radiation, and 𝝎𝟐 is the frequency corresponding the vibrational modes of the molecule, and 𝝎𝑫 refers to the frequency corresponding to the energy fed into the molecular system of the oscillating electric field created by the oscillating electric dipole, then the Stokes lines can be (𝝎𝟏 − 𝝎𝟐 − 𝝎𝑫 ) and (𝝎𝟏 − 𝝎𝟐 + 𝝎𝑫 ) when 𝝎𝟐 > 𝝎𝑫 ; and the anti-Stokes lines will be (𝝎𝟏 + 𝝎𝟐 + 𝝎𝑫 ) and (𝝎𝟏 + 𝝎𝟐 − 𝝎𝑫 ) for 𝝎𝟐 > 𝝎𝑫 .Both 𝝎𝟐 and 𝝎𝑫 values will characterize normal and cancerous cells,and by measuring these values and observing the positions of the Stokes and anti-Stokes lines,it should be possible to distinguish healthy cells from cancerous cells. A theory and experimental procedure for such study is proposed in this manuscript. Keywords: electric dipole, Raman lines, stokes lines, anti-stokes lines, vibrational spectra, cancer cells. lines are obtained is like this. The current source of energy I. INTRODUCTION for Raman spectroscopy are lasers. Monochromatic The inelastic scattering of light by molecules such as incident light is focused on the sample such that out of 108 liquids is known as Raman effect.it was theoretically incoming photons, only one or single Raman photon gets predicted by Smekel [1] in 1923,and experimentally it generated .If the molecule with which the incident photon was discovered by two groups of scientists in 1928.In collides is in an excited state, it can transfer energy to the India, Raman and Krishnan [2] discovered this incident radiation that scatters with a larger energy or the phenomena, and in Russia Landsberg and Mandelstam frequency of the scattered radiation increases and such discovered the same [3].Raman showed that each line of Raman lines are called anti-Stokes lines. Since there is incident radiation, and if it had sufficient intensity gave transfer of energy or exchange of energy, the process is rise to a modified scattered radiation that had different called inelastic. If on other hand the molecule is in the frequency compared to the incident radiation, had ground state before collision with the incident photon, the modified relative intensities etc. When light falls on a molecule can absorb energy from the incident photon, and molecule, the electric field of the incident electromagnetic hence the scattered radiation will have lower energy radiation interacts with the charged particles of the compared to the incident radiation, and such Raman lines molecule or material such that positive charges move in are called Stokes lines .This process is also inelastic the direction of the electric field, and the negative charges scattering since there is exchange of energy. If the move in the opposite direction to the electric field. This collision of the incident radiation with molecule is such leads to the creation of an oscillating dipole since the that there is no exchange of energy and the scattered incident radiation oscillates at frequencies in the range of radiation has the same frequency as that of the incident 103THz.The dipole oscillates with the frequency of the radiation, then the scattering process is called elastic incident radiation. In Raman scattering, the incident light scattering, and such a process is called Rayleigh first creates the dipole that oscillates, and then interacts scattering. Thus Raman lines are obtained by transferring with it.The oscillating dipole creates an oscillating electric energy from incident radiation to the molecule with which field ,and like the oscillating electric field of the incident it collides (Stokes lines). The colliding molecule transfers radiation, interacts with the incident radiation leading to energy to the incident radiation (anti-Stokes lines).The modified Raman scattering when compared to the Raman Stokes and anti- Stokes lines appear symmetrically scattering of the incident light only. Raman lines created around the Rayleigh scattering line. Thus Raman Effect is in this manner may have weaker intensity, but it may be the real absorption of a primary photon followed by the observable [4].The practical implications of how Raman spontaneous emission of a secondary photon.
Murei K. Gilbert et al. International Journal of Recent Research Aspects ISSN: 2349-7688, Vol. 7, Issue 3 September 2020, pp. 9-13 II. VIBRATIONAL MOTION OF A MOLECULE The first term in Eqn (2) corresponds to simple- harmonic oscillation (SHO), and the rest of the terms The vibrational motion of a molecule is a periodic stand for anharmonicity. It is found that the theoretically motion of the atoms of a molecule relative to each other, calculated frequencies of vibration for vibrational spectra in such a manner that the center of mass of the molecule of molecules and the experimentally observed vibrational remains at rest or is unchanged (velocity of the center- of- frequencies do not agree. The difference is mainly due to mass 𝑟̇𝑐𝑚 = 0).The frequencies of molecular motion, the neglect of anharmonicity rather than the theoretical known as vibrational frequencies, are typically in the method. In addition, it is proposed in this manuscript that range of less than 1013Hz to 1014Hz(𝑣 < 1013 𝐻𝑧 𝑡𝑜 𝑣 ≅ the oscillating electric field created by the oscillating 1014 𝐻𝑧).These frequencies correspond to wave numbers dipole may as well affect the vibrational frequencies n of the order 300 to 3000cm-1(n=number of waves or resulting in the change of the vibrational frequencies or wave-lengths in one centimeter distance).A non-linear frequencies of the Stokes and Anti-Stokes lines of the molecule with N atoms has 3N-6 normal modes of Raman spectra [4]. vibration whereas a linear molecules has 3N-5 normal modes of vibration since rotation about its molecular axis IV. VIBRATIONAL RAMAN cannot be observed[5][6].Thus a diatomic molecule has SPECTROSCOPY only one normal mode of vibration. In the case of Modern Raman spectroscopy uses many non- polyatomic molecules, the normal modes of vibration are invasive (non-destructive) reflection techniques for independent of each other, but each normal mode involves identification of molecules, cells, membranes, nucleic simultaneous vibrations of different parts of the molecules acids, molecular diagnosis of cervical cancer etc. They are such as different chemical bonds [7]. all based on the basic character of Raman Effect i.e. III. VIBRATIONAL SPECTRA monochromatic polarized laser light is inelastically scattered by the molecular sample. Quantum A molecular vibration is created by the absorption mechanically, the shifted quantum frequencies in the of a quantum of energy,E say, and this will correspond to Raman lines are interpreted as shifted quantum states of the vibration of frequency 𝑣 such that 𝐸 = ℎ𝑣(where the molecule during the scattering process. Since the h=Planck’s constant).If a molecule in its ground state shifted frequencies appear symmetrically around the absorbs this one quantum of energy (ℎ𝑣), then a frequency of the exciting light which is the incident fundamental vibration is created in the molecule. If two monochromatic laser radiation, it can be concluded that such quanta are absorbed(2ℎ𝑣),then the first overtone is the molecule may have either got excited or de- excited excited, and similarly with higher such quanta during the scattering process [8] [9].The de-excitation (3ℎ𝑣, 4ℎ𝑣, − − − −),higher overtones are excited in such during the scattering process may require that the a manner that the center of mass of the molecule remains molecules have been excited either thermally or optically stationery such that the velocity of the center of mass is before the scattering event. This scattering is called anti- zero, i.e. ,𝑟̇𝑐𝑚 = 0. Stokes scattering; whereas if the molecules are excited In the harmonic approximation, the potential during the scattering process (incident light- loses energy energy is a quadratic function of the normal coordinates. to excite the molecule), the scattered radiation is called Solving the Schrodinger wave equation we can get the Stokes scattering or Stokes lines. If the frequency of the energy states for each normal co-ordinate as, [7] incident light is 𝜔𝑖 and that of Stokes lines is 𝜔𝑠 , 1 𝐸𝑛 = (𝑛 + ) ℎ𝑣 = (𝑛 + then 𝜔𝑠 < 𝜔𝑖 , whereas in anti- Stokes lines 𝜔𝑆 > 2 1 𝜔𝐼 .Hence in the scattering process, two events take place ) ℏ𝜔…………………………………………………… 2 and the incident light is scatterd.One in which the incident …… (1) light loses energy to the molecule with which it collides where the frequency of the photon is equal to 𝑣 ,𝜔 = and then gets scattered such that 𝜔𝑠 < 𝜔𝑖 . In the second 2𝜋𝑣 , and the selection rule for the harmonic oscillator case, the molecule is already excited, either thermally or is△ 𝑛 = ±1 . optically, and on collision with the incident light, the The vibrational energy of an an- harmonic oscillator molecule de excites leading to increase in the frequency (A.O) is. of the scattered radiation such that 𝜔𝑠 > 𝜔𝑖 , and we get 1 1 2 1 2 anti -Stokes lines. 𝐸𝑛 = (𝑛 + ) ℎ𝑣 − (𝑛 + ) ℎ𝑣𝑥𝑒 + (𝑛 + ) ℎ𝑣𝑦𝑒 + 2 2 2 Now a molecule has three distinct energy states. They are ⋯…………………………………….. (2) called rotational, vibrational and electronic states. where 𝑥𝑒 , 𝑦𝑒 etc are anharmonicity constants, Depending on the molecule and the specific experimental 𝑛 = 0,1,2, − − − − − − − − − − − conditions, any one or more of these states can be excited, ∆𝑛 = ±1, ±2, ±3, − − − − − − − − and hence the molecules may be shifted (excited) ℎ𝜐 > ℎ𝜐𝑥𝑒 > ℎ𝜐𝑦𝑒 − − − − − − − − rotationally, vibrationally or electronically. When the
Murei K. Gilbert et al. International Journal of Recent Research Aspects ISSN: 2349-7688, Vol. 7, Issue 3 September 2020, pp. 9-13 molecules shift in their vibrational states, the Raman observations, the intensities of the electric field should be scattering is called vibrational Raman spectroscopy. A of the order of 109v/m or so [14].Giant- pulse lasers can vibrational Raman spectrum exhibits a highly resolved be used to obtain such high electric field intensities. In vibrational signature of the scattering molecule. In general general, in most of the phenomena, we are interested in ,Stokes lines are more intense than the anti- Stokes lines linear scattering, and this can be obtained when the since the number of molecules involved in Stokes lines is frequency,𝜔0 , of the incident light ( which is a stream of more than the number of molecules involved in anti - photons) is far away from the molecular electronic Stokes lines[10].This vibrational technique is performed absorption frequency 𝜔1 such that 𝜔𝜐 << 𝜔0 << 𝜔1 as a reflection measurement which requires very little or ,where 𝜔𝜐 is the vibrational frequency of the molecule. no sample preparation. Investigations of the molecules This corresponds to the restriction of photon wavelength can be done in their natural environment. It has been (or energy) which lies in between the visible and near- successfully used in food industry, medical and visible regions and corresponds to vibrational and environmental applications, chemical analysis etc. electronic molecular excitation energies. When this Vibrational spectra are measured by irradiating the condition is satisfied, the photon transfers its energy sample with polarized laser light with wave frequencies ℏ𝜔0 to the whole molecule in order to displace the either in the near- infrared (NIR).the visible (VIS), or the electron and produce an oscillating induce dipole ultra- violet (UV), and simultaneously monitoring the moment. However, the electron remains bound since the reflected light. A vibrational Raman spectrum is obtained large mass of the nucleus does not allow such a by measuring the intensity distribution in the Raman transistion.Hence the incident light gets transmitted scattered light. The intensity distribution will be a without change of frequency, the scattering is thus elastic function of the Raman shift △ 𝜐𝑅 which is defined as and is known as Rayleigh scattering. Δ𝜐𝑅 = 𝜐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑟 − 𝜐𝑠 , where 𝜐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑟 is the frequency of the Now in this manuscript, the objective is to study the incident laser light and 𝜐𝑠 is the frequency of the Raman effect of the oscillating electric field, E, produced by the scattered light. For Stokes scattering Δ𝜐𝑅 is positive oscillating dipole on the vibrational spectra of the since𝜐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑟 > 𝜐𝑠 ; and for anti-Stokes scattering Δ𝜐𝑅 is molecule on which the incident radiation falls. The energy negative since 𝜐𝑠 > 𝜐𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑟 [11]. associated with the oscillating electric field, E, is given by It is important to know that Raman spectroscopy [4], U, i.e. (especially vibrational Raman spectroscopy) has been 𝑈= very successfully used for the detection of different types 𝑞𝑝0 𝜔2 …………………………………………………… of pathologies including cancer[12][13].The potential of 4𝜋𝜀0 𝐶 2 Raman spectroscopy, especially vibrational Raman ………………………………..(3) spectroscopy, for disease detection and cancer is well where established by now. It has the potential to identify 𝑞 = 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒 cancerous and precancerous tissue. It can also probe 𝑝0 = 𝑄𝑙(𝑄 = deeper into diseased tissue to display and identify the 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐 𝑑𝑖𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑒) underlying mechanics leading to the disease ( cancerous , 𝑙 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑔𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡 cells).Variations of the technique can lead to study of Or wider range of samples. In this manuscript we have tried 𝑝0 to propose that the vibrational Raman spectroscopy could = 𝑚𝑎𝑥𝑖𝑚𝑢𝑚 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐 𝑑𝑖𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 be a potential method in which the oscillating electric 𝜔 = frequency of the oscillating dipole moment field created by the oscillating dipole can affect the 𝜀0 = 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑒 vibrational spectra of the molecules under observation to 𝐶 = 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 detect the cancerous cells. Actual experimental studies in The frequency,𝜔𝐷 ,associated with the energy U due to future may be able to decide how far it will be a reliable the oscillating electric field produced by the induced technique. oscillating dipole, is given by, 𝑈 V. THEORETICAL FORMULATION 𝜔𝐷 = = ℏ 𝑞𝑝0 𝜔2 Inelastic interaction between light and matter leads …………………………………………………… 4𝜋𝜖0 𝐶 2 ℏ to Raman Effect. Depending upon the strength of the ……………………… (4) applied electric field, and the nature of the sample on It is this frequency 𝜔𝐷 that can alter the Stokes and anti- which light falls, linear and nonlinear optical phenomena Stokes lines in the vibrational Raman spectroscopy. can get generated. The incident oscillating electric field Now if 𝜔1 is the frequency of the incident creates an oscillating induced dipole moment, and the monochromatic laser radiation, and 𝜔2 is the vibrational oscillating induced dipole moment further creates an frequency of the molecule on which the incident laser oscillating electric field. For some measureable radiation falls, and 𝜔𝐷 is the frequency corresponding to
Murei K. Gilbert et al. International Journal of Recent Research Aspects ISSN: 2349-7688, Vol. 7, Issue 3 September 2020, pp. 9-13 the energy fed into the system due to the oscillating point out that we have not been able to find any electric field created by the oscillating induced electric theoretical or experimental observations on these lines in dipole, then the Stokes lines and anti-Stokes lines may the literature. Our theory predicts new method of getting have the following frequencies depending on the relative Stokes and anti-Stokes lines with modified frequencies magnitudes of 𝜔2 and 𝜔𝐷 . that could facilitate detection of all kinds of cancerous 𝜔1 − 𝜔2 − 𝜔𝐷 cells. Lasers with typical high intensity electric field of Stokes lines |𝜔 − 𝜔 + 𝜔 | (𝜔2 > 𝜔𝐷 ) 1 2 𝐷 the order of 1010V/m or more may be needed to observe the phenomena. …………………………………………….. (5) Experiments have shown [24], [25] that a single cancer 𝜔 + 𝜔2 + 𝜔𝐷 Anti-Stokes lines | 1 | (𝜔2 > 𝜔𝐷 ) cell is about 70% softer than the normal healthy cell. Thus 𝜔1 + 𝜔2 − 𝜔𝐷 the force constant of the cancer cell will differ from the force constant of the healthy cell, and this will result in a Eqns (3), (4) and (5) are the fundamental equations that different vibrational frequency of the cancer cell when are to be used to obtain the vibrational Raman lines compared to the normal healthy cell. Hence the Stokes (Stokes, and anti-Stokes lines) of the molecule under and anti -Stokes lines will be different for the two type of study. The skill lies in calculating and or measuring the cells, and by measuring their frequencies, we could values of 𝜔2 and 𝜔𝐷 , since 𝜔1 will be known for the calculate the vibrational frequencies of the cancer and incident polarized laser radiation. For a given molecule, healthy cells. 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