Title :
Changes in human cell membrane permeability after irradiation by microwaves with different elliptical polarization
Author :
Shkorbatov, G. Yu ; Pasiuga, V.N. ; Grabina, V.A. ; Artemenchuk, O.V. ; Kolchigin, N.N. ; Bykov, V.N. ; Ivanchenko, D.D.
Author_Institution :
Kharkiv Nat. Univ., Kharkiv, Ukraine
Abstract :
Isolated human buccal epithelium cells were irradiated by microwaves of frequency f = 36.64 GHz, surface power density E = 10-2, 10-1, and 1 W/m2, exposure time 10 s. The state of cell membranes was evaluated by the method of vital indigo-carmine and trypan blue staining. The percentage of unstained cells after irradiation at E = 10-1 and 1 W/m2 decreased as a result of the microwave radiation exposure indicating an increase in cell damage or death. The left-hand polarized radiation caused greater cellular damage than the right-hand polarized radiation.
Keywords :
biological effects of microwaves; biomembrane transport; cellular effects of radiation; electromagnetic wave polarisation; cell damage; cell death; elliptical polarization; frequency 36.64 GHz; human cell membrane permeability; indigo-carmine staining; isolated human buccal epithelium cells; left-hand polarized radiation; microwave irradiation; right-hand polarized radiation; surface power density; time 10 s; trypan blue staining; Biomembranes; Cells (biology); Humans; Microwave theory and techniques; Permeability; Polarization; Radiation effects;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Telecommunication Technology (CriMiCo), 2010 20th International Crimean Conference
Conference_Location :
Sevastopol
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7184-3
DOI :
10.1109/CRMICO.2010.5632943
