RESEARCH ARTICLE
Non-Resonant Frequencies of Electromagnetic Fields in α-Helices Cellular Membrane Channels
Emanuele Calabrò1, 5, *, Salvatore Magazù1, 2, 3, 4
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2018Volume: 12
First Page: 86
Last Page: 94
Publisher ID: TOBIOTJ-12-86
DOI: 10.2174/1874070701812010086
Article History:
Received Date: 26/1/2018Revision Received Date: 23/4/2018
Acceptance Date: 13/5/2018
Electronic publication date: 31/05/2018
Collection year: 2018
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Abstract
Background:
This paper would be a starting point addressed to a methodology to minimize the effects on livings of man made Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) pollution.
Methods:
Given that previous literature highlighted that the most relevant EMFs effects on biological systems can be due to resonance phenomena between electromagnetic field and organic matter, it was proposed here an algorithm to obtain values of frequencies of an applied electromagnetic field far from resonant frequencies, depending on the natural frequencies and viscous damper of a biological system. These frequencies have been named non-resonant frequencies.
Results:
The displacement of the α-helices in cellular membrane channels due to EMFs has been proposed as a relevant parameter for quantifying the result of the interaction between an applied EMF and organic matter, in order to find both the natural frequencies of a biological system and the resonant frequencies at which α-helices displacement should be maximum.
Conclusion:
The non-resonant frequencies can be obtained using the algorithm proposed here.