Frequency-dependent electrodeformation of giant phospholipid vesicles in AC electric field.
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Jan 1, 2010
This paper presents a theoretical model of giant phospholipid vesicle deformation in an alternating-current electric field, based on minimizing membrane bending energy and electric-field energy. The model treats the membrane and surrounding aqueous media as leaky dielectrics and reports good quantitative agreement…
A rapid and facile synthesis of nanofibrillar polyaniline using microwave radiation.
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Jan 1, 2010
This engineering study describes a microwave-assisted method to synthesize polyaniline (PANI) nanofibers. Reported yields under microwave irradiation were similar to conventional synthesis but achieved in minutes rather than hours. Structural and morphological characterization (FTIR, Raman, SEM, TEM) reportedly…
Ohmic heating of peaches in the wide range of frequencies (50 Hz to 1 MHz).
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Jan 1, 2010
This engineering/food science study examined ohmic heating of peaches at 60 V/cm using bipolar pulses across frequencies from 50 Hz to 1 MHz. Heating time to a target temperature and multiple electrical properties were frequency-dependent, particularly for intact tissue. The authors report faster electro-thermal…
Cell phones and brain tumors: a review including the long-term epidemiologic data
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Jan 1, 2009
This paper presents a meta-analysis of 11 peer-reviewed epidemiologic studies examining long-term (>=10 years) cell phone use with laterality analyses. It reports that long-term use is associated with an approximately doubled risk of an ipsilateral brain tumor. The abstract states statistical significance for glioma…
[A preliminary study on role of acid sphingomyelinase in receptor clustering induced by 50-Hz magnetic fields].
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Jan 1, 2009
This in vitro study exposed human amnion (FL) cells to a 50-Hz sinusoidal magnetic field (0.4 mT) for 15 minutes and assessed epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) clustering. The authors report that magnetic field exposure induced EGFR clustering, and that this effect was blocked by imipramine, an acid…
Sine-Gordon description of Beresinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless vortices in superconductors immersed in an external magnetic field.
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Jan 1, 2007
This theoretical paper investigates Beresinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless vortex physics in two-dimensional superconductors under an external magnetic field using a sine-Gordon field-theory approach. The authors state that the model yields a straightforward definition of field-induced magnetization. They also report that…
Mobile phone use and cancer
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Jan 1, 2004
This narrative review discusses potential public health consequences of widespread mobile phone use and the controversy around long-term cancer risks. It states that evidence from epidemiological and experimental studies suggests long-term exposure to mobile phone emissions may be linked to a small to moderate…