Prof Chan Hwang See C.See@napier.ac.uk
Professor
When modeling objects that are small compared with the wavelength, e.g., biological cells at radio frequencies, the standard finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method requires extremely small time-step sizes, which may lead to excessive computation times. The problem can be overcome by implementing a quasi-static approximate version of FDTD based on transferring the working frequency to a higher frequency and scaling back to the frequency of interest after the field has been computed. An approach to modeling and analysis of biological cells, incorporating a generic lumped-element membrane model, is presented here. Since the external medium of the biological cell is lossy material, a modified Berenger absorbing boundary condition is used to truncate the computation grid. Linear assemblages of cells are investigated and then Floquet periodic boundary conditions are imposed to imitate the effect of periodic replication of the assemblages. Thus, the analysis of a large structure of cells is made more computation-ally efficient than the modeling of the entire structure. The total fields of the simulated structures are shown to give reasonable and stable results at 900, 1800, and 2450 MHz. This method will facilitate deeper investigation of the phenomena in the interaction between electromagnetic fields and biological systems. Index Terms-Finite difference time domain (FDTD), Floquet periodic boundary conditions, quasi-static method.
See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., & Excell, P. S. (2007). Computation of Electromagnetic Fields in Assemblages of Biological Cells Using a Modified Finite-Difference Time-Domain Scheme. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 55(9), 1986-1994. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmtt.2007.904064
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 17, 2007 |
Publication Date | Sep 4, 2007 |
Deposit Date | May 22, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 4, 2019 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques |
Print ISSN | 0018-9480 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 55 |
Issue | 9 |
Pages | 1986-1994 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1109/tmtt.2007.904064 |
Keywords | Radio frequency, Finite difference time domain (FDTD), quasi-static method |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1819927 |
Contract Date | May 22, 2019 |
Computation Of Electromagnetic Fields In Assemblages Of Biological Cells Using A Modified Finite-Difference Time-Domain Scheme
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