Electrochemical field effects in biological materials: Electro-osmotic dewatering of cancerous tissue as the mechanistic proposal for the electrochemical treatment of tumors

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 419-423

  Vijh, A K ^a  

^a HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODES; PH EFFECTS; TISSUE; WATER;

CANCEROUS TISSUE; ELECTRO OSMOTIC DEWATERING; ELECTROCHEMICAL FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROCHEMICAL TREATMENT; NECROSIS; TUMORS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

DISEASES;

BIOMATERIAL; WATER;

ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROOSMOSIS; NECROSIS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY; TUMOR; ZETA POTENTIAL;

EID: 0032803408     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008927114924     Document Type: Article

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