Title :
Nonlinear dielectric spectroscopy of living cell suspensions
Author :
Claycomb, J.R. ; Prodan, C. ; Nawarathna, D. ; Miller, J.H., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Houston Univ., TX, USA
Abstract :
We report the results of nonlinear dielectric spectroscopy measurements of living cell suspensions. The experiments are carried out at low excitation frequency (kHz) and signal amplitude of several V/cm. Harmonics in the cell response are monitored after glucose is added.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biological techniques; cellular biophysics; harmonic analysis; microorganisms; spectral analysis; spectroscopy; suspensions; 0.02 g; 1 kHz; 1000 sec; 3.5 g; 60 min; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; biological cells; biomedical measurement; cellular biophysics; glucose; harmonics; living cell suspensions; low excitation frequency; low signal amplitude; nonlinear cell response; nonlinear dielectric spectroscopy; spectral analysis; stress factors; yeast cells; Dielectrics; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Electrodes; Frequency; Fungi; Magnetic field measurement; Permittivity measurement; Sugar; Suspensions; Time measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7612-9
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1106594
