Styrofoam Cages for Rats Used in Microwave Research: Coating with Quinine.

Abstract

Of all plastic materials used to construct cages for the confinement of rats during exposure to electromagnetic radiation, only Styrofoam has been found to be, for practical purposed, transparent to microwaves. However, because of its softness, it is easily chewed by rats, with the result that they escape from their cages. Coating the inner walls of cages made of Styrofoam with quinine effectively prevents the rats from chewing through the cage walls. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA021316

Entities

People

  • George N. Catravas

Organizations

  • Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorbers (Materials)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Wave Reflections
  • Engineered Materials
  • Materials
  • Metamaterial Absorbers
  • Metamaterials
  • Microwaves
  • Radiation

Readers

  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).