PLoS ONE (Jan 2023)

Biological responses to terahertz radiation with different power density in primary hippocampal neurons.

  • Li Zhao,
  • Ruhan Yi,
  • Sun Liu,
  • Yunliang Chi,
  • Shengzhi Tan,
  • Ji Dong,
  • Hui Wang,
  • Jing Zhang,
  • Haoyu Wang,
  • Xinping Xu,
  • Binwei Yao,
  • Bo Wang,
  • Ruiyun Peng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267064
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 1
p. e0267064

Abstract

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Terahertz (THz) radiation is a valuable imaging and sensing tool which is widely used in industry and medicine. However, it biological effects including genotoxicity and cytotoxicity are lacking of research, particularly on the nervous system. In this study, we investigated how terahertz radiation with 10mW (0.12 THz) and 50 mW (0.157 THz) would affect the morphology, cell growth and function of rat hippocampal neurons in vitro.