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Biophysical Journal 13: 8-13 (1973)
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Passive Electrical Properties of Microorganisms

V. Low-Frequency Dielectric Dispersion of Bacteria

Charles W. Einolf, Jr. and Edwin L. Carstensen

ABSTRACT

Very high dielectric constants have been observed for bacteria at low frequencies. High dielectric constants such as these can be explained by a theory which has been developed for the low-frequency dielectric dispersion of porous charged particles and which has been tested successfully through measurements with ion exchange resins. The bacterial cell wall is electrically similar to an ion exchange resin. Observations show that the theory provides a quantitative explanation for the low-frequency dielectric dispersion of bacteria.






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