The Effects of Electrical Frequency on Frozen A375 Melanoma Cells

Abstract:

This experiment sought to answer whether or not there exists a non-invasive alternative to mohs procedure. Mohs procedure is a type of procedure where chunks of cancerous flesh are cut out until the risk of cancer reaches zero. This procedure works, but it is less than optimal because it leaves significant damage on those afflicted, and it costs a lot of money to do biopsies every time doctors have to repeat the process, which can be 5-6 times per patient. Overall, this experiment sought to reduce the invasiveness and costliness of skin cancer treatment. The experiment was successful with a trend that showed the procedure, which involved using electric frequency on frozen cells, would eventually kill all of the cells in a given region. Through statistical analysis, the researcher found that after 19 minutes of treatment, the number of cells would hit zero. The trials were standardized, and all of the trials were conducted at exactly 21.11483737MHz, 5V, and a -2.5V offset with an initial cell count of 2515 cells/cm3. There is a 98% confidence in the model that suggests the cell count will reach zero. Of course, the experimenter would have tested this, except they were limited due to a budget on the number of cell lines that could be used. Finally, there was significant evidence to reject the hypothesis that electrical frequency wouldn’t kill the residual cells after being frozen.

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