Biophysical Journal 49: 395-402 (1986)
© 1986 the Biophysical Society

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Rotation of dielectrics in a rotating electric high-frequency field. Model experiments and theoretical explanation of the rotation effect of living cells.

ABSTRACT

Model experiments are carried out to clarify the mechanism of rotation of living cells in a rotating electric field. According to classical investigations of the rotation of macroscopic bodies in external fields, the rotation of spherical glass vessels or metal cylinder filled with electrolyte solutions was investigated. The relation of the calculations of Lertes (1921a,b) to the recent paper of Arnold and Zimmerman (1982) and our new derivations lead to equations explaining the rotation of objects. The results are compared with measurements using mesophyll protoplasts and data from the literature.

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