Cell vibron polariton resonantly self-confined in the myelin sheath of nerve  

作　　者：Bo Song Yousheng Shu 

机构地区：[1]School of Optical-Electrical Computer Engineering,University of Shanghai for Science and Technology,Shanghai,200093,China [2]State Key Laboratory of Medical Neurobiology,Institute for Translational Brain Research,MOE Frontiers Center for Brain Science,Department of Neurology,Huashan Hospital,Fudan University,Shanghai,200032,China

出　　处：《Nano Research》2020年第1期38-44,共7页纳米研究（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31630029 and 31661143037);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2018YFE0205501);the National Supercomputer Center in Tianjin,and dedicated to the memory of B.S.’s mother.

摘　　要：Polaritons are arousing tremendous interests in physics and material sciences for their unique and amazing properties,especially including the condensation,lasing without inversion and even room-temperature superfluidity.Herein,we propose a cell vibron polariton(cell-VP):a collectively coherent mode of a photon and all phospholipid molecules in a myelin sheath formed by glial cells.Cell-VP can be resonantly self-confined in the myelin sheath under physiological conditions.The observations benefit from the specifically compact,ordered and polar thin-film structure of the sheath,and the relatively strong coupling of the mid-infrared photon with the vibrons of phospholipid tails in the myelin.The underlying physics is revealed to be the collectively coherent superposition of the photon and vibrons,the polariton induced significant enhancement of myelin permittivity,and the resonance of the polariton with the sheath.The captured cell-VPs in myelin sheaths may provide a promising way for super-efficient consumption of extra-weak bioenergy and even directly serve for quantum information.These findings further the understanding of nervous system operations at cellular level from the view of quantum mechanics.

关 键 词：CELL POLARITON NERVES myelin sheath quantum state 

分 类 号：TB3[一般工业技术—材料科学与工程]