Bioelectromagnetics
Mehrdad Saviz; Sina Shirinpour; Ashkan Abedi; Reza Faraji-Dana
Volume 6, Issue 2 , June 2012, , Pages 133-140
Abstract
We introduce a new computational approach which is capable of providing estimations of the electric field strength induced in biological bodies at large to ultra-fine scales. The method is theoretically based on multi-scale analysis and excitation of the smaller-scale models by the computed fields at ...
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We introduce a new computational approach which is capable of providing estimations of the electric field strength induced in biological bodies at large to ultra-fine scales. The method is theoretically based on multi-scale analysis and excitation of the smaller-scale models by the computed fields at the larger-scale model. The method and its implementation are shown, and as a practical example, the electric field induced inside the plasma membrane has been successfully computed for cells residing at different locations in the human body-model. Also discussed are the origins of the frequency-dependent behavior of the induced field strength and the significance of its practical consequences for bioelectromagnetics.
Targeted Drug Delivery / Smart Drug Delivery / Drug Targeting
Nadia Naghavi; Amene Sazgarnia; Mohammad Hossein Miranbaygi
Volume 4, Issue 3 , June 2010, , Pages 209-218
Abstract
Today, the idea of photodynamic therapy (PDT) is considered as one of the fundamental basis of the new cancer treatment methods. One of the important issues in the application of this therapy is choosing the optimal dosimetry method. At best, PDT dosimetry should be done based on estimation of the accumulated ...
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Today, the idea of photodynamic therapy (PDT) is considered as one of the fundamental basis of the new cancer treatment methods. One of the important issues in the application of this therapy is choosing the optimal dosimetry method. At best, PDT dosimetry should be done based on estimation of the accumulated singlet oxygen dose within the target tissue and comparison with the threshold value to ensure the efficacy of the treatment. In order to estimate the accumulated singlet oxygen level within the tissue, the most appropriate method is modeling the process of treatment. In this context, it is necessary to obtain enough information about the drug concentration within the target tissue, the amount of light absorbed by the drug, the amount of oxygen into the tissue, and the interactions between them that produce singlet oxygen. In this study modeling and simulation of the photobleaching has been investigated, considering the importance of the level of drug concentration in the target tissue which would be decreased by photobleaching. Simulation was done with Matlab software. A Comparison of simulation results with those of experimental methods showed that in the state of non-uniform drug distribution, simulation follows experimental results at the initial phase of rapid decline of drug concentration.
