Content: Electromagnetic-field interaction with biological systems in the microwave and far-infrared region : physical basis / K.H. Illinger --
Dielectric properties of water in the microwave and far-infrared regions / E.H. Grant, S. Szwarnowski, and R.J. Sheppard --
Dielectric properties of water in myoglobin solution / E.H. Grant, N.R.V. Nightingale, R.J. Sheppard, and S.R. Gough --
Electrical response of polymers in solution / Robert H. Cole --
Spectroscopic determination of the low-frequency dynamics of biological polymers and cells / L. Genzel, F. Kremer, L. Santo, and S.C. Shen --
Long-range forces in DNA / W.N. Mei, M. Kohli, L.L. Van Zandt, and E.W. Prohofsky --
Calculated microwave absorption by double-helical DNA / M. Kohli, W.N. Mei, L.L. Van Zandt, and E.W. Prohofsky --
Dielectric properties of biological tissue and biophysical mechanisms of electromagnetic-field interaction / H.P. Schwan --
Frequency response of membrane components in nerve axon / Shiro Takashima --
A perturbation model for electromagnetic-field interaction with excitable cellular membranes / Charles A. Cain --
Developmental bioelectricity / Peter J. Ortoleva --
Coherent processes in biological systems / H. Fröhlich --
Coherent modes in biological systems : perturbation by external fields / Friedemann Kaiser --
The response of biochemical reaction systems to oscillating stimuli / L.K. Kaczmarek --
Nonlinear impedance and low-frequency dispersion effects of a polyelectrolyte under high sinusoidal fields / Chia-Lun J. Hu and Frank S. Barnes --
Ionic nonequilibrium phenomena in tissue interactions with electromagnetic fields / W.R. Adey --
Calcium ion efflux induction in brain tissue by radiofrequency radiation / C.F. Blackman, W.T. Joines, and J.A. Elder --
The microwave hearing effect / James C. Lin.
Author(s): Karl H. Illinger (Eds.)
Series: ACS Symposium Series 157
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Year: 1981
Language: English
Pages: 336
City: Washington, D.C
Title Page
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Copyright
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ACS Symposium Series......Page 3
FOREWORD......Page 4
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PREFACE......Page 5
Absorption and Emission of Radiation in Ordinary Molecular Fluids(Equilibrium Systems)......Page 9
Chemically-Pumped Steady-State (Non-equilibrium) Systems.......Page 25
Conclusions.......Page 41
LITERATURE CITED......Page 45
2 Dielectric Properties of Water in the Microwave and Far-Infrared Regions......Page 52
Results and Discussion......Page 53
Dielectric dispersion in pure water in the far infrared......Page 58
Literature Cited......Page 60
3 Dielectric Properties of Water in Myoglobin Solution......Page 62
Interpretation of dielectric data on myoglobin solution......Page 63
Molecular interpretation of myoglobin solution data......Page 65
Literature Cited......Page 66
4 Electrical Response of Polymers in Solution......Page 68
I. Permanent and Fluctuating Dipoles.......Page 70
II. Kerr Effect Relaxation......Page 76
III. High Frequency Polarization.......Page 79
IV. Time Domain Measurements.......Page 82
Literature Cited......Page 85
Raman Scattering......Page 88
Sub-mm and mm Wave Spectroscopy......Page 90
Literature Cited......Page 96
Empirical Force Constants......Page 99
Results A Conformation......Page 100
Results Β Conformation......Page 101
Discussion......Page 103
Literature Cited......Page 104
7 Calculated Microwave Absorption by Double-Helical DNA......Page 105
Methods......Page 106
Discussion......Page 109
Literature Cited......Page 110
Electrical Properties......Page 111
Membrane Interactions......Page 122
Field Generated Force Effects......Page 126
Possibility of Weak Nonthermal Interactions......Page 128
Literature Cited......Page 131
9 Frequency Response of Membrane Components in Nerve Axon......Page 134
Membrane Capacitance of Artificial Membranes......Page 136
Membrane Capacitance of Nerve Membrane......Page 138
Abstract......Page 144
Literature Cited......Page 145
10 A Perturbation Model for Electromagnetic-Field Interaction with Excitable Cellular Membranes......Page 147
Theory......Page 148
Discussion......Page 156
Literature Cited......Page 158
Overview......Page 161
Cellular Electrophysiological Self-Organization......Page 163
Response Phenomena.......Page 179
Bioelectric Patterning in Cell Aggregates......Page 182
Small Gradient Theory.......Page 185
Bioelectric Patterning in the Integral Operator Formalism.......Page 195
Signal Propagation Under Imposed Electric Fields......Page 197
Growth, Inherent Asymmetry and Other Effects......Page 206
Literature Cited......Page 208
12 Coherent Processes in Biological Systems......Page 211
Coherent Electric Polarisation Waves......Page 212
Consequences......Page 213
Experiments......Page 214
NOTE ADDED IN PROOF......Page 215
LITERATURE CITED......Page 216
13 Coherent Modes in Biological Systems Perturbation by External Fields......Page 217
General Concept and Theoretical Basis......Page 218
Model 1: Generalized Van der Pol Oscillator......Page 220
Model 2: Coherent Oscillations in Membranes......Page 222
Model 3: Extended High-Polarization Model......Page 227
Model 4: Local Excitation Model......Page 233
General......Page 237
Literature Cited......Page 238
The Perturbation of Non-linear Reaction Schemes By Oscillating Stimuli......Page 240
The Flux of Labeled Metabolites Through Oscillating Reactions......Page 244
Literature Cited......Page 251
15 Nonlinear Impedance and Low-Frequency Dispersion Effects of a Polyelectrolyte Under High Sinusoidal Fields......Page 252
Thin-Film I-V Sampling Technique......Page 253
Results......Page 258
Discussion......Page 262
Literature Cited......Page 266
16 Ionic Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Tissue Interactions with Electromagnetic Fields......Page 268
Nonlinear Transitions in Cell Membrane States......Page 270
Tissue Sensitivities and Membrane Models of Transductive Coupling to Weak EM Fields......Page 273
Evidence for Nonequilibrium Aspects of Field Interactions in Brain Tissue, using 45Ca2+ Efflux as an Indicator......Page 277
Evidence for Weak Fields Effects at Cell Surface Receptor Sites......Page 282
Models of Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Bioeffects of Weak EM Fields......Page 283
Summary......Page 287
Literature Cited......Page 288
17 Calcium Ion Efflux Induction in Brain Tissue by Radiofrequency Radiation......Page 295
Experimental Procedures......Page 296
Theoretical and Experimental Results......Page 297
Ancillary Experiments......Page 307
Summary and Conclusion......Page 308
Literature Cited......Page 309
18 The Microwave Hearing Effect......Page 311
Auditory Pathways......Page 312
Site of Interaction......Page 314
Perceptive Mechanism......Page 315
Experimental and Theoretical Corroboration......Page 317
Resolution of a Dilemma......Page 319
Discussion......Page 322
Literature Cited......Page 323
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D......Page 327
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