NON-THERMAL EFFECTS OF ALTERNATING ELECTRICAL FIELDS ON BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES

Abstract

A theory of pearl-chain formation, describing, from fundamental physical principles, the process whereby small particles align under the influence of an alternating electrical field, was developed and reported in 1961. It treated two cases by methods which, although difficult, were virtually exact: perfectly conducting particles suspended in a perfect dielectric fluid; perfect dielectric particles suspended in a perfect dielectric fluid. The goal in these theoretical studies was to give an expssion for the threshold field strength for pearl-chain formation in order to evaluate its biological significance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0406795

Entities

People

  • Antharvedi Anne
  • Herman P. Schwan
  • Lawrence D. Sher

Organizations

  • University of Pennsylvania

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Air Force
  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Body Temperature
  • Contracts
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Energy
  • Government Procurement
  • Membranes
  • Particles
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Tissues

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Theoretical Analysis.