Differential scanning calorimetry techniques: applications in biology and nanoscience

Pooria Gill; Tahereh Tohidi Moghadam; Bijan Ranjbar

Differential scanning calorimetry techniques: applications in biology and nanoscience

J Biomol Tech. 2010 Dec;21(4):167-93.

Authors

Pooria Gill¹, Tahereh Tohidi Moghadam, Bijan Ranjbar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nanobiotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

PMID: 21119929
PMCID: PMC2977967

Abstract

This paper reviews the best-known differential scanning calorimetries (DSCs), such as conventional DSC, microelectromechanical systems-DSC, infrared-heated DSC, modulated-temperature DSC, gas flow-modulated DSC, parallel-nano DSC, pressure perturbation calorimetry, self-reference DSC, and high-performance DSC. Also, we describe here the most extensive applications of DSC in biology and nanoscience.

Keywords: DSC; GFMDSC; HPer DSC; IR-heated DSC; MEMS-DSC; MTDSC; PNDSC; PPC; SRDSC; biothermodynamics; structural transition.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Calorimetry, Differential Scanning / methods*
Crystallization / methods
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Nanostructures / chemistry*
Nanotechnology
Temperature
Thermodynamics*