Plasma effects in electromagnetic field interaction with biological tissue

Journal of Plasma Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-132

  Sharma, R P ^a   Batra, Karuna ^a   Excell, Peter S ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CELLS; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; DEBYE MODELS; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; ELECTRONIC CONTRIBUTIONS; EM FIELD; FIELD DEPENDENCE; FIELD EFFECTS; FREE ELECTRON; GREY MATTERS; LOW-INTENSITY; MEMBRANE RECEPTORS; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR; NONLINEAR FORCE; PLASMA EFFECTS; SCHRDINGER EQUATIONS; THREE-TERM;

CELL MEMBRANES; CHARGE CARRIERS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRON MOBILITY; HETEROJUNCTIONS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 78650414485     PISSN: 00223778     EISSN: 14697807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377810000073     Document Type: Article

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