The response of giant phospholipid vesicles to millimeter waves radiation

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1788, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1497-1507

  Ramundo Orlando, Alfonsina ^a   Longo, Giovanni ^a   Cappelli, Mauro ^a,b   Girasole, Marco ^a   Tarricone, Luciano ^b   Beneduci, Amerigo ^c   Massa, Rita ^d  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Giant vesicle; Millimeter wave; Non thermal mechanism; Physical change; Specific absorption rate

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; PHOSPHOLIPID; LIPOSOME;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; LIPID MEMBRANE; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROSCOPY; MONITORING; PHOSPHOLIPID VESICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

MICROWAVES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; UNILAMELLAR LIPOSOMES;

EID: 68149133018     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2009.04.006     Document Type: Article

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