Frequency Dependent Non- Thermal Effects of Oscillating Electric Fields in the Microwave Region on the Properties of a Solvated Lysozyme System: A Molecular Dynamics Study.

The use of microwaves in every day's applications raises issues regarding the non thermal biological effects of microwaves. In this work we employ molecular dynamics simulations to advance further the dielectric studies of protein solutions in the case of lysozyme, taking into consideration possible frequency dependent changes in the structural and dynamic properties of the system upon application of electric field in the microwave region. The obtained dielectric spectra are identical with those derived in our previous work using the Fröhlich-Kirkwood approach in the framework of the linear response theory.

Detailed study of the dielectric function of a lysozyme solution studied with molecular dynamics simulations.

The spread of microwave technology and new microwave applications in medicine have revitalized interest in the dielectric behavior of biological systems. In this work, the Fröhlich-Kirkwood approach and the linear response theory have been applied in conjunction with molecular dynamics simulations to study the dielectric response of a lysozyme solution as a model. The overall experimental dielectric behavior of a 9.