Design, optimization, realization, and analysis of an in vitro system for the exposure of embryonic stem cells at 1.71 GHz

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 372-384

  Schönborn, Frank ^a   Poković, Katja ^a   Wobus, Anna M ^b   Kuster, Niels ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT GENETICS AND CROP PLANT RESEARCH IPK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Dosimetry; Petri dish; Radiofrequency; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

COST ENGINEERING; CYTOLOGY; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; RADIO BROADCASTING; STEM CELLS;

DESIGN ANALYSIS; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN REALIZATION; DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EXPOSURE SYSTEM; IN-VITRO; MODULATION SCHEMES; PETRI DISH; RADIOFREQUENCIES;

WAVEGUIDES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EMBRYO; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; STEM CELL; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EMBRYO; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; RADIO WAVES; STEM CELLS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 85047678677     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-186X(200007)21:5<372::AID-BEM6>3.3.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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