ArticleJournal of radiation research2018
Investigation of the non-thermal effects of exposing cells to 70-300 GHz irradiation using a widely tunable source.
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- Advances in Millimeter-Wave Treatment and Its Biological Effects Development.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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- Body-Centric Terahertz Networks: Prospects and Challenges.IEEE transactions on molecular, biological, and multi-scale communications · 2022Article
- Study and application status of the nonthermal effects of microwaves in chemistry and materials science - a brief review.RSC advances · 2022Review
- Cellular effects of terahertz waves.Journal of biomedical optics · 2021Review
- 5G mobile networks and health-a state-of-the-science review of the research into low-level RF fields above 6 GHz.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2021Review
- 5G Wireless Communication and Health Effects-A Pragmatic Review Based on Available Studies Regarding 6 to 100 GHz.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- Long-term exposure to a 40-GHz electromagnetic field does not affect genotoxicity or heat shock protein expression in HCE-T or SRA01/04 cells.Journal of radiation research · 2019Article
- Apoptosis-Promoting Effects on A375 Human Melanoma Cells Induced by Exposure to 35.2-GHz Millimeter Wave.Technology in cancer research & treatmentArticle
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Abstract
This study investigated the effects of millimeter wave (MMW) irradiation with a wide range of frequencies on the proliferation and activity of normal human skin fibroblast (NB1RBG) and human glioblastoma (A172) cells. Very few studies have focused on low-power, long-term irradiation of cells with a widely tunable source. Our research examined non-thermal effects on cells exposed to radiation at low power with tunable frequencies from 70 GHz to 300 GHz. A widely tunable MMW source was set within a cell culture incubator. To avoid the effect of heat generation due to irradiation, the intensity was maintained below 10 μW and the device was arranged such that the irradiation came from underneath the cells. Irradiation was performed by sweeping from 70 GHz to 300 GHz in 1.0 GHz steps. The MMW source was positioned 100 mm away from the container in which the cells were cultured. Cells were exposed to MMWs for either 3, 70 or 94 h. Measurements of cell proliferation were made using the alternating current measurement method. We found no difference in proliferation between cells exposed to MMWs and unexposed cells. A colorimetric method using novel tetrazolium compound: MTS [3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium, inner salt] was used for cell activity and cytotoxicity assays. We found no difference in cellular activity or toxicity between MMW-exposed cells and sham cells. Our study thus found no non-thermal effect as a result of exposure of cells to 70 GHz to 300 GHz of radiation.
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