Title :
Model for Some Nonthermal Effects of Radio and Microwave Fields on Biological Membranes
Author :
Barnes, Frank S. ; Hu, Chia-lun J.
fDate :
9/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A model is presented for mechanisms by which non-thermal effects could take place in biological materials as a result of microwave, radio-frequency fields. Both shifts in ion concentrations across a membrane and the orientation of long chain molecules are shown to be possible.
Keywords :
Biological materials; Biological system modeling; Biomembranes; Blood; Cells (biology); Equations; Lead; Permeability; Radio frequency; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.1977.1129205
