DocumentCode
869562
Title
A new hope for noninvasive cancer treatment? [Microwave Surfing]
Author
Bansal, Rajeev
Author_Institution
Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT
Volume
9
Issue
6
fYear
2008
fDate
12/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
36
Lastpage
38
Abstract
This paper reported the successful application of a 13.56-MHz external RF field (600-800 W for 1-2 min) to induce efficient heating in aqueous suspensions of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). When the SWNT solution was injected into tumors in live rabbits and the animals exposed to RF fields, the tumor cells were successfully destroyed with relatively little damage to surrounding tissues. The exact RF heating mechanism of such electrically small nanotubes is not yet understood.
Keywords
biological effects of microwaves; biothermics; cancer; carbon nanotubes; cellular biophysics; radiation therapy; radiofrequency heating; suspensions; tumours; RF heating; aqueous suspension; external RF field; frequency 13.56 MHz; noninvasive cancer treatment; power 600 W to 800 W; single-walled carbon nanotube; time 1 min to 2 min; tumor cells; Animals; Cancer; Carbon nanotubes; Electromagnetic heating; Neoplasms; Rabbits; Radio frequency; Resistance heating; Suspensions; Tumors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Microwave Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1527-3342
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MMM.2008.929734
Filename
4629512
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