ID Number		699
Study Type		In Vitro
Model		2450 MHz, 10-100 MHz, 8.4 GHz exposure to RBC membranes and liposomes and analysis of changes in permeability
Details		RBCs and liposomes were exposed to MW and analyzed for membrane permeability. Exposure of liposomes to 100 MHz and 2450 MHz (CW) RF for 30 minutes at SARs of 60-100 W/kg in a waveguide did not result in the release of 3H-ARA-C and 14C-DPPC from the vesicles. Exposure of RBCs to 2450 MHz, 3 GHz, and 4 GHz (CW) MW for between 20 min and 3 hrs at SARs of 22-200 W/kg (Radio Sci (1979) 14(6S):109-115) also did not result in any K+ ion or hemoglobin release that could not be accounted for by thermal effects on the membrane. Exposure of RBCs to 10-100 MHz RF, however, did result in minor hemolysis that the authors did not attribute to thermal effects. In addition, exposure of RBCs to 8.4 GHz for 30 minutes at SARs of ~25 W/kg (Bioelectromagnetics (1982) 3(4):453-466) resulted in small but significant increases in K+ efflux that could not be accounted for completely by thermal effects.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Medical College of Virginia, USA
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		UNITED STATES
References		Liu, LM et al. Bioelectromagnetics, (1995) 16:160-171 Liu, LM et al. Bioelectromagnetics, (1988) 9:249-257 Cleary, SF et al. Bioelectromagnetics, (1985) 6:313-322 Cleary, SF et al. Bioelectromagnetics, (1982) 3:453-466 Sheppard, AR et al. Bioelectromagnetics., (1995) 16:407-408
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