Biological Evaluation of the Effect of Galvanic Coupling Intrabody Communication on Human Skin Fibroblast Cells
Joint Authors
Vai, Mang I.
Gao, Yue Ming
Du, Min
Lin, Shi
Cai, Juan
Lučev Vasić, Željka
Cifrek, Mario
Pun, Sio Hang
Source
Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-09-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Intrabody communication (IBC) is an effective way to connect various kinds of wearable devices attached on or under the surface of the body, but it is important to quantitatively evaluate the biological effects of the IBC signal on the human body before its further application.
The research described in this paper analyzed the responses of HSF (human skin fibroblast) cells exposed to IBC electrical signals.
A galvanic coupling IBC signal transmitting system was designed to expose the experimental samples with different amplitudes (from 0 V to 6 V or 0 mA to 4 mA), different frequencies (from 10 kHz to 1 MHz), and different duration times (12 h and 24 h).
The control groups were unexcited.
Cell morphology and activity were evaluated with inverted microscope and MTT assays.
The cell survival rates of all the experiment groups were in the range of 90% to 110%.
Then, the data was analyzed by t-tests to assess whether there were statistically significant differences.
The results showed that p values were greater than 0.05, so there were no significant differences between the experimental and control groups.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the IBC signals do not have a significant effect on HSF cells.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lin, Shi& Gao, Yue Ming& Cai, Juan& Lučev Vasić, Željka& Vai, Mang I.& Du, Min…[et al.]. 2017. Biological Evaluation of the Effect of Galvanic Coupling Intrabody Communication on Human Skin Fibroblast Cells. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206265
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lin, Shi…[et al.]. Biological Evaluation of the Effect of Galvanic Coupling Intrabody Communication on Human Skin Fibroblast Cells. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206265
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lin, Shi& Gao, Yue Ming& Cai, Juan& Lučev Vasić, Željka& Vai, Mang I.& Du, Min…[et al.]. Biological Evaluation of the Effect of Galvanic Coupling Intrabody Communication on Human Skin Fibroblast Cells. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1206265
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1206265