Three categories of relaxation effects are listed as they contribute to gross and fine structure relaxational effects. They include induced-dipole effects (Maxwell-Wagner and counterion) and permanent-dipole effects (Debye).
| Inhomogeneous structure (Maxwell-Wagner) | |
| Permanent-dipole rotation (Debye) | , |
| Subcellular organelles (Maxwell-Wagner) | ![]() |
| Counterion relaxation | ![]() |