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

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 58, Issue 12 PART 2, 2010, Pages 4086-4093

  Paffi, Alessandra ^a   Liberti, Micaela ^a   Lopresto, Vanni ^b   Merla, Caterina ^b   Lodato, Rossella ^b   Lovisolo, Giorgio Alfonso ^b   Apollonio, Francesca ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exposure system; in vitro biological experiments; Wi Fi frequencies; wire patch cell

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL MEDIUM; CELL MONOLAYERS; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; EXPOSURE SYSTEM; IN-VITRO; PETRI DISH; WI-FI SIGNALS; WIRE PATCH CELL; WIRE PATCH CELLS;

BAR CODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING; MONOLAYERS; RADIATION PROTECTION; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; WI-FI; WIRE;

EXPERIMENTS;

EID: 78650417463     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2010.2086072     Document Type: Article

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