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DESIGN, SIMULATION, AND EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATORS FOR IN VITRO

IN VITRO ELEKTRİK VE MANYETİK ALAN JENERATÖRLERİNİN TASARIMI, SİMÜLASYONU VE DENEYSEL DEĞERLENDİRMESİ

Hakan Çankaya(SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-0544-6306
Mesud Kahriman(SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-0731-0936
Özlem Coşkun(SÜLEYMAN DEMİREL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-8800-4433
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2025-12-08
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Overall, the system provides an accessible, well-defined electromagnetic exposure infrastructure to facilitate rigorous in vitro plant research.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Electromagnetic exposures can modulate plant germination, growth, and metabolism, yet electric-field effects remain comparatively underexplored due to the scarcity of well-characterized exposure systems.
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Key Findings & Data:An electric-field module based on parallel plates (20 × 20 cm) with a 15 cm spacing provides approximately E ≈ 100 V/m using a 15 V supply, while a coil-based magnetic module (10 cm outer diameter, 250 turns, 0.5 mm enamelled wire) produces B ≈ 5 mT at the Petri-dish plane under 12 V excitation.
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Conclusion & Impact:Overall, the system provides an accessible, well-defined electromagnetic exposure infrastructure to facilitate rigorous in vitro plant research.
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Electric field exposure · Magnetic field exposure · In vitro plant culture

Abstract

Electromagnetic exposures can modulate plant germination, growth, and metabolism, yet electric-field effects remain comparatively underexplored due to the scarcity of well-characterized exposure systems. This study presents the design and basic characterization of modular, benchtop sources that independently or jointly deliver controlled electric (E) and magnetic (B) fields for in vitro plant experiments. An electric-field module based on parallel plates (20 × 20 cm) with a 15 cm spacing provides approximately E ≈ 100 V/m using a 15 V supply, while a coil-based magnetic module (10 cm outer diameter, 250 turns, 0.5 mm enamelled wire) produces B ≈ 5 mT at the Petri-dish plane under 12 V excitation. Magnetic-field distributions were obtained via ANSYS simulations on planes 15, 20, and 25 mm above the coil and verified qualitatively by laboratory measurements, confirming a practically homogeneous region at the target height. For the electric module, central-field measurements indicated good agreement with E = V/d, with fringing effects minimized by plate sizing and central placement of the sample. The setup demonstrated stable operation over typical exposure durations, with manageable thermal behavior of the coil. The resulting platform enables reproducible E-only, B-only, and combined E + B exposures, supporting dose–response and mechanism-oriented studies on cultivar-dependent plant responses. The design is readily scalable (e.g., higher B via turns/current; improved homogeneity via Helmholtz pairs or guard electrodes) and amenable to closed-loop control. Overall, the system provides an accessible, well-defined electromagnetic exposure infrastructure to facilitate rigorous in vitro plant research.

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Elektromanyetik maruziyetler bitki çimlenmesini, büyümesini ve metabolizmasını etkileyebilir; ancak iyi karakterize edilmiş maruziyet sistemlerinin azlığı nedeniyle elektrik alanı etkileri görece daha az incelenmiştir. Bu çalışma, in vitro bitki deneyleri için kontrollü elektrik (E) ve manyetik (B) alanları bağımsız ya da birlikte uygulayabilen modüler, masaüstü kaynakların tasarımını ve temel karakterizasyonunu sunmaktadır. Paralel plakalara (20 × 20 cm) ve 15 cm plaka aralığına dayalı bir elektrik alan modülü, 15 V besleme ile yaklaşık E ≈ 100 V/m üretirken; bobin tabanlı manyetik modül (10 cm dış çap, 250 sarım, 0,5 mm emaye kaplı tel) 12 V uyarım altında Petri kabı düzleminde B ≈ 5 mT üretmektedir. Manyetik alan dağılımları, bobinin 15, 20 ve 25 mm üzerindeki düzlemlerde ANSYS simülasyonlarıyla elde edilmiş ve laboratuvar ölçümleriyle nitel olarak doğrulanmıştır; hedef yükseklikte pratik olarak homojen bir bölge sağlandığı görülmüştür. Elektrik modülü için merkez bölgedeki alan ölçümleri E = V/d ile iyi uyum göstermiş; plaka boyutlandırması ve örneğin merkezde konumlandırılmasıyla saçaklanma etkileri en aza indirilmiştir. Düzeneğin tipik maruziyet sürelerinde kararlı çalıştığı ve bobinin ısıl davranışının yönetilebilir olduğu gösterilmiştir. Ortaya konan platform, yalnız E, yalnız B ve birleşik E + B maruziyetlerinin tekrarlanabilir biçimde uygulanmasını sağlar; böylece çeşide bağlı bitki yanıtlarında doz–yanıt ve mekanizma odaklı çalışmaları destekler. Tasarım kolayca ölçeklenebilir (ör. sarım/akım artırılarak daha yüksek B; Helmholtz çifti veya koruma elektrotlarıyla homojenliğin iyileştirilmesi) ve kapalı çevrim kontrole uygundur. Genel olarak sistem, titiz in vitro bitki araştırmalarını kolaylaştıracak erişilebilir ve iyi tanımlanmış bir elektromanyetik maruziyet altyapısı sunmaktadır.

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Çankaya, H., Kahriman, M., Coşkun, Ö. (2025). DESIGN, SIMULATION, AND EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION OF ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATORS FOR IN VITRO. International Journal of Engineering and Innovative Research, Volume: 7 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.47933/ijeir.1812747

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