Title :
Silver nanoparticles as radiation absorbers to reduce the effect of mobile phone radiation on DNA
Author :
Ram, Vinayak ; Vishnu, K. ; Pradeep, C. ; Nampoori, V.P.N.
Author_Institution :
Int. Sch. of Photonics, Cochin Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Cochin, India
Abstract :
Thermal diffusivity variation in DNA when radiated using mobile phones is studied using thermal lens spectroscopy. The presence of Silver nanoparticles causes thermal diffusivity of the DNA sample to increase, pointing to a probable use as radiation absorbers.
Keywords :
DNA; biological effects of microwaves; biomolecular effects of radiation; biothermics; mobile handsets; nanobiotechnology; nanoparticles; silver; thermal diffusivity; thermal lensing; Ag; DNA sample; mobile phone radiation effect; radiation absorbers; silver nanoparticles; thermal diffusivity; thermal lens spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Fiber Optics and Photonics (PHOTONICS), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chennai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4718-1
