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.
Highlights
The development of modern technology has induced an enormous increasing of the use of electric power devices working at electromagnetic fields frequencies at 50 or 60 Hz and of broadcasting and mobile stations working at High Frequencies Electromagnetic Fields (HFEMFs) up to a few GHz.Regarding harmfulness to human health of EMFs a very large scientific production has been published by single researchers and some valuable studies have been published by international working groups [1 - 6]
In order to hypothesize to plan electronic devices working at such frequencies, this study proposed an algorithm to calculate the non-resonant frequencies of EMFs as a function of natural frequencies of organic matter
Circular Dichroism (CD) spectroscopy can be used to measure the shift of the alpha helix with respect to its resting position in the cellular membrane channels as a function of the frequency of an applied EMF
Summary
The development of modern technology has induced an enormous increasing of the use of electric power devices working at electromagnetic fields frequencies at 50 or 60 Hz (named Extremely Low Frequencies Electromagnetic1874-0707/18 2018 BiotechnologyNon-Resonant Frequencies of Electromagnetic FieldsThe Open Biotechnology Journal, 2018, Volume 12 87Fields – ELF-EMFs) and of broadcasting and mobile stations working at High Frequencies Electromagnetic Fields (HFEMFs) up to a few GHz.Regarding harmfulness to human health of EMFs a very large scientific production has been published by single researchers and some valuable studies have been published by international working groups [1 - 6]. Some relevant health effects that have been highlighted in [1 - 6] are neurodegenerative and cardiovascular disorders, alterations of immune system responses and reproduction in animals and in humans, genotoxic effects, increasing of global incidence of breast cancer, childhood leukaemia and general carcinogens. The amount of these results has induced the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) to publish international guidelines in order to identify exposure limits of EMFs that are recommended not to be exceeded [7 - 11]. This paper would be a starting point addressed to a methodology to minimize the effects on livings of man made Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) pollution
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