Engineering in genomics. Electrochemotherapy: Transition from laboratory to the clinic

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 124-132

  Hofmann, Günter A ^a,b   Dev, Sukhendu B ^a,c   Nanda, Gurvinder S ^a,d,e  

^a Inovio Biomedical Corporation   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PLASMAPHYSIK   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

^e BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG TRANSPORT; ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY; ELECTROPORATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0029824821     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.1996.936254     Document Type: Review

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