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A wire patch cell exposure system for in vitro experiments at wi-fi frequencies

TitleA wire patch cell exposure system for in vitro experiments at wi-fi frequencies
Publication TypeArticolo su Rivista peer-reviewed
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsPaffi, A, Liberti M, Lopresto Vanni, Merla Caterina, Lodato R, Lovisolo GA, and Apollonio F
JournalIEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques
Volume58
Pagination4086-4093
ISSN00189480
KeywordsBar codes, Biological effects, Biological medium, Cell monolayers, Electromagnetic shielding, Experimental characterization, Experiments, Exposure system, In-vitro, Monolayers, Petri dish, radiation protection, Scattering parameters, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi signals, Wire, wire patch cell, Wire patch cells
Abstract

In order to study possible biological effects of electromagnetic (EM) fields generated by Wi-Fi devices, an exposure system based on a Wire Patch Cell (WPC) has been designed, fabricated and fully characterized. The system is suitable to expose, in the whole band of the Wi-Fi signal, cell monolayers plated on the bottom of four 35-mm Petri dishes, filled with 2 or 3 mL of biological medium. Results of numerical and experimental characterization indicate quite good efficiency values, with acceptable homogeneity of the dose. Being an open system, the WPC needs a shielding arrangement when placed inside the incubator during the experiments. It has been proven that this arrangement effectively shields the incubator and does not modify the scattering parameter $\rm S-11$ of the structure. © 2006 IEEE.

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DOI10.1109/TMTT.2010.2086072
Citation KeyPaffi20104086