Calculation of the Electromagnetic Field Around Microtubule

0346027 - ÚFE 2011 CZ eng C - Konferenční příspěvek (zahraniční konf.)
Havelka, D. - Cifra, Michal
Calculation of the Electromagnetic Field Around Microtubule.
12th International Student Conference of Electrical Enginnering - Poster 2009. Praha: FEL ČVUT, 2009, NS12-NS16. ISBN N. ISSN N.
[12th International Student Conference of Electrical Enginnering. Praha (CZ), 21.05.2009-21.05.2009]
Výzkumný záměr: CEZ:AV0Z20670512
Klíčová slova: bioelectric phenomena * microtubules * bioelectromagnetism
Kód oboru RIV: JA - Elektronika a optoelektronika, elektrotechnika

Microtubules are important structures in cytoskeleton which organizes the cell. Single microtubule is composed of electrically polar structures, tubulin heterodimers, which have strong electric dipole moment. Vibrations are expected to be generated in microtubules, thus tubulin heterodimers as electric dipoles are oscillating. This gives rise to electromagnetic field, which is detected around the cells. We calculate here the electromagnetic field of microtubules if they are excited at 1 GHz. This paper includes the work done in bachelor thesis of the first author.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0187159