Title :
Effect of radio frequency electromagnetic field on the structural state of model membranes
Author :
Ioffe, V.M. ; Khanina, S.A. ; Zhilkova, E.S. ; Domanov, Ye.A. ; Lyakhovsky, A.F. ; Gorbenko, G.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biol. & Med. Phys., V.N.Karazin Kharkov Nat. Univ., Ukraine
Abstract :
The present study was undertaken to gain insight into the mechanisms of biological effects of electromagnetic radiation on the self-assembled lipid bilayer structures (liposomes) modeling biological membranes. To ascertain how the physical properties of model membranes are affected by EMF, fluorescent probes sensitive to the changes in the lipid bilayer polarity and relaxation characteristics, have been employed.
Keywords :
biological effects of fields; biological effects of microwaves; biomembranes; fluorescence; lipid bilayers; bilayer composition; bilayer hydration; bilayer polarity; biological membranes; fluorescent probes; liposomes; model membranes; radiofrequency electromagnetic field effect; relaxation characteristics; self-assembled lipid bilayer; structural state; vibronic bands; Biological system modeling; Biological systems; Biomembranes; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic modeling; Fluorescence; Lipidomics; Physics; Polarization; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Physics and Engineering of Microwaves, Millimeter, and Submillimeter Waves, 2004. MSMW 04. The Fifth International Kharkov Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8411-3
DOI :
10.1109/MSMW.2004.1346182
