High efficiency electrotransfection with aluminum electrodes using microsecond controlled pulses

Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-111

  Friedrich, U ^a   Stachowicz, N ^b   Simm, A ^a   Fuhr, G ^c   Lucas, K ^d   Zimmermann, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Eppendorf Netheler Hinz   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aluminum electrodes; Electroporator; Electrotransfection; Hypo osmolar media; Low cost instrument; Short pulse

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALUMINUM; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; PH EFFECTS; SOLUBILITY;

ELECTROINJECTION; ELECTROTRANSFECTION; MICROSECOND CONTROLLED PULSES; XENOMOLECULES;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL LINE; CELL VIABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPORATION; GENE TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PH; PLASMID; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032214681     PISSN: 03024598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-4598(98)00163-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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