Effect of radio frequency electromagnetic field on the structural state of model membranes

Author

Ioffe, V.M. ; Khanina, S.A. ; Zhilkova, E.S. ; Domanov, Ye.A. ; Lyakhovsky, A.F. ; Gorbenko, G.P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biol. & Med. Phys., V.N.Karazin Kharkov Nat. Univ., Ukraine

Volume

2

fYear

2004

Firstpage

830

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to gain insight into the mechanisms of biological effects of electromagnetic radiation on the self-assembled lipid bilayer structures (liposomes) modeling biological membranes. To ascertain how the physical properties of model membranes are affected by EMF, fluorescent probes sensitive to the changes in the lipid bilayer polarity and relaxation characteristics, have been employed.

Keywords

biological effects of fields; biological effects of microwaves; biomembranes; fluorescence; lipid bilayers; bilayer composition; bilayer hydration; bilayer polarity; biological membranes; fluorescent probes; liposomes; model membranes; radiofrequency electromagnetic field effect; relaxation characteristics; self-assembled lipid bilayer; structural state; vibronic bands; Biological system modeling; Biological systems; Biomembranes; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic modeling; Fluorescence; Lipidomics; Physics; Polarization; Radio frequency;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Physics and Engineering of Microwaves, Millimeter, and Submillimeter Waves, 2004. MSMW 04. The Fifth International Kharkov Symposium on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8411-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MSMW.2004.1346182

Filename

1346182