𝔖 Bobbio Scriptorium
✦   LIBER   ✦

A new in vitro exposure device for the mobile frequency of 900 MHz

✍ Scribed by L. Laval; Ph. Leveque; B. Jecko


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2000
Tongue
English
Weight
227 KB
Volume
21
Category
Article
ISSN
0197-8462

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis


A wire patch cell has been designed for exposing cell cultures during in vitro experiments studying possible effects of mobile radio telephone. It is based on the wire patch antenna which works at 900 MHz with a highly homogeneous field inside the antenna cavity. The designed cell structure is symmetric and provides a rather homogeneous field distribution in a large area around its centre. Moreover, the exposure cell can irradiate equally up to eight 35 mm Petri dishes at the same time, which enhances the statistical biological studies. To improve the specific absorption rate (SAR) homogeneity inside each sample, each dish is placed into another 50 mm dish. This way, SAR inhomogeneity is always proper for biological studies (below 30%). The main advantage of this new device is that it can provide SAR levels 20 times higher than those induced by classical Crawford transverse electromagnetic (TEM) cell. Moreover, this small open device is easy to construct and fits into an incubator. However, to be used for in vitro, the wire patch cell is a radiating element with the same radiating pattern as a dipole, and thus some absorbing materials are necessary around the system when used for in vitro experiments. Secondly, because of its narrow bandwidth, it is difficult to maintain its working frequency. To overcome this problem, a matching device is integrated into the test cell. In this paper, we present a detailed explanation of the cell behavior and dosimetric assessments for eight 35 mm Petri dishes exposed. Simulations using the Finite Difference Time Domain technique and experimental investigations have been carried out to design the cell at 900 MHz. The numerical dosimetry was validated by dosimetric measurements. These investigations estimated the dosimetric precision at 11%.


πŸ“œ SIMILAR VOLUMES


Development of a higher power intermedia
✍ Atsushi Fujita; Yoshinobu Kawahara; Shuuki Inoue; Hideki Omori πŸ“‚ Article πŸ“… 2009 πŸ› John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English βš– 289 KB πŸ‘ 1 views

## Abstract In a previous article we developed an in vitro 23 kHz magnetic field (MF) exposure system that generated an MF of 532 ¡T~rms~. Using this system, the biological effects of 23 kHz MFs on cell functions have been reported. To further clarify the biological effect of intermediate‐frequency

Low-level exposure to pulsed 900 MHz mic
✍ Zenon J. Sienkiewicz; Roger P. Blackwell; Richard G.E. Haylock; Richard D. Saund πŸ“‚ Article πŸ“… 2000 πŸ› John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English βš– 125 KB πŸ‘ 1 views

There is some concern that short-term memory loss or other cognitive effects may be associated with the use of mobile cellular telephones. In this experiment, the effect of repeated, acute exposure to a low intensity 900 MHz radiofrequency (RF) field pulsed at 217 Hz was explored using an appetitive

Evaluation of a new procedure for the fl
✍ Danielle Roman; Franziska Locher; Willi Suter; AndrΓ© Cordier; Maria Bobadilla πŸ“‚ Article πŸ“… 1998 πŸ› John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English βš– 175 KB πŸ‘ 1 views

Measurement of the frequency of micronuclei induced in cells by ionizing radiation or by chemical treatment is widely used to analyze cytogenetic damage. The microscopic scoring of micronuclei is a tedious and time-consuming procedure. Therefore, attempts have been made to automate micronuclei scori