Electroporation of cells and tissues

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-33

  Weaver, James C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; DNA; ONCOLOGY; TISSUE;

ELECTROPORATION; HIGH VOLTAGE PULSES; MOLECULAR TRANSPORT; TRANSFECTION; TRANSMEMBRANE VOLTAGE;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA;

EID: 0033732155     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.842820     Document Type: Article

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