Molecular Dynamics Studies on the Effects of RF EM fields on Biological Membranes

Radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic (EM) fields, with frequencies above 6 GHz and into the ‘millimetre wave’ range are recently being employed for emerging telecommunication technologies, opening again the issue of investigating possible biological effects. In particular, a study on the comprehension of the basic interaction mechanisms at the cellular and molecular levels is needed. Here, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations can give the chance to evaluate the interactions between RF signals and biological matter, occurring in a nanosecond timescale at the atomistic level. Authors investigate the physical mechanisms induced on a patch of biological membrane by applying Continuous Wave (CW) signals, at 1 and 26 GHz, comparing their effects with static field ones.