Table 1.

Calculated electric field strengths E and SAR as well as the measured temperature increase dT (steady state) in the culture medium in response to applied voltages V_e at f = 100 kHz.

V e	5 Vpp	7 Vpp	9 Vpp	12 Vpp	15 Vpp
E in Vrms/ma	57.4 ± 7.3	80.4 ± 10.2	103.3 ± 13.1	137.8 ± 17.4	172.2 ± 21.8
SAR in W/kga	4.4 ± 1.1	8.5 ± 2.1	14.1 ± 3.5	25.1 ± 6.1	39.15 ± 9.6
dT in Kb	0	0.2	0.4	0.7	1.1

^aMean value ± SD, averaged over the area with a diameter d = 15 mm containing the cells (Fig. 1).

^bThe temperature was recorded in the centre of the cell culture dishes.