• DocumentCode
    922922
  • Title

    A Theoretical Basis for Microwave and RF Field Effects on Excitable Cellular Membranes

  • Author

    Cain, Charles A.

  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    2/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    142
  • Lastpage
    147
  • Abstract
    A model of a mechanism for nonthermal interaction of RF or microwave fields with excitable cellular membranes is presented. It may be possible for an oscillating component of membrane potential to change the conductance of the membrane to all ion species which transverse voltage-dependent membrane channels. Some specific effects on squid giant axon predicted by the model are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Biological system modeling; Biomembranes; Differential equations; Electromagnetic fields; Electrostatics; Mathematical model; Microwave frequencies; Muscles; Nerve fibers; Radio frequency;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9480
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMTT.1980.1130024
  • Filename
    1130024