Electrochemical treatment of tumors (ECT): Electroosmotic dewatering (EOD) as the primary mechanism

Drying Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 586-596

  Vijh, Ashok K ^a  

^a HYDRO QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrochemical treatment of tumors (ECT); Electroosmosis in surgery; Electroosmotic dewatering (EOD) of biological tissues; Electroosmotic dewatering of tumors; Necrosis caused by electroosmotic dewatering (EOD); Zeta potential and electrochemical double layers in biology

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROOSMOSIS; ELECTROSURGERY; PH; TISSUE;

ELECTROOSMOTIC DEWATERING; ZETA POTENTIAL;

ONCOLOGY;

DEWATERING; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; MEDICAL APPLICATION; OSMOSIS;

EID: 0033104771     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373939908917554     Document Type: Article

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