Interactions Between 60-GHz Millimeter Waves and Artificial Biological Membranes: Dependence on Radiation Parameters

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2534-2542

  Zhadobov, Maxim ^a   Sauleau, Ronan ^a   Vié, Veroniaué ^a   Himdi, Mohamed ^a   Coq Le, Laurent ^a   Thouroude, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Artificial biomembranes; biological effects of electromagnetic radiation; Langmuir films; millimeter wave (MMW) communication; phospholipid monolayer

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847397000     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2006.875811     Document Type: Article

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