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Published on: January 18, 2011
[Effects of weak magnetic poles and water and model biological systems]
Abstract:
The effect of the weak variation magnetic fields on the model biological systems; i.e. the solution of dyes and proteins is investigated. The structural change of these systems under the action of the variation magnetic field of 156.4 Hz and the amplitude of 12.3 A/m was determined by the method of absorbtion and luminescent spectroscopy. It is suggested that this effect realizes through the hypothesis using the method of correlation spectroscopy of scattered light, there have been performed the studies of the structure of water and its changes at different temperatures; on dissolving of non-electrolytes and on exposure to the magnetic field of variable frequency. The accumulated data are indicative of changing the structure of water after the effect of resonance magnetic field. The influence of the weak magnetic fields on the structure of water is due to the clusters which are presented in water and controlled the optical heterogeneity of the medium. The cluster dimensions were evaluated.
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