Title :
Do nonthermal biological effects of millimeter waves exist?
Author :
Guofen Yu ; Shengguang Liu ; Wenxiang Wang
Author_Institution :
Inst. of High Energy Electron., Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Technol. of China, Chengdu, China
Abstract :
Experimental results of the influence of low intensity millimeter waves on the growth rate of E. coli and the transformation of plasmid DNA to bacteria are given. The possibility of nonthermal effects of millimeter waves is discussed. Suggestions for verifying whether an effect is a nonthermal effect are given.
Keywords :
DNA; biological effects of microwaves; microorganisms; millimetre waves; E. coli growth rate; low intensity millimeter waves; millimeter wave nonthermal biological effects; plasmid DNA to bacteria transformation; Biological systems; Capacitive sensors; DNA; Frequency estimation; Heating; Microorganisms; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave technology; Phase estimation; Vibration measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2002. Conference Digest. Twenty Seventh International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7423-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2002.1076161
