Simulation of microwave exposure of human cells by electromagnetic field of EMF band

Authors

  • Oleksandr M. Dumin Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5067-9689
  • Olga O. Dumina Ukrainian State Academy of Railway Transport, Ukraine
  • Nikolay N. Kolchigin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine
  • Dmitrij D. Ivanchenko Kharkiv National University, Ukraine
  • Yuriy G. Shckorbatov Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3315-0932
  • Vladimir N. Pasiuga Kharkiv National University, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1109/ICATT.2011.6170768

Keywords:

specific absorption ratio, human cell, heterochromatin, buccal epithelium, electromagnetic radiation exposure

Abstract

To implement a novel method of investigation of electromagnetic field action on state of cell nucleus the simulation of irradiation of the cells of human buccal epithelium by electromagnetic field of EMF band is carried out. The cells were exposed to radiation of frequency f = 36.64 GHz, with power densities W = 10–1, 1 and 4 W/m2during 10 seconds. To answer on the question of existence of nonthermal biological effect of electromagnetic field onto living cells the specific absorption rate (SAR) of a solution that contained cells is calculated. The numerical simulation based on FDTD method permitted to take into account different parts of experimental setup to obtain real distribution of electromagnetic field inside irradiated solution.

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Published

2011-09-25

Issue

2011: ICATT’2011 - Proc. of VIII Int. Conf. on Antenna Theory and Techniques

Section

Microwave technologies application