Perturbation of human skin due to application of high voltage

Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 41-51

  Pliquett, Uwe F ^a   Gusbeth, Christian A ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Phase transition; Skin permeability; Transdermal transport

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROPORATION; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHASE TRANSITION; SKIN; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN PERMEABILITY; STRATUM CORNEUM;

ELECTROPORATION; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; PERMEABILITY; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

PUNCTUM MINUTISSIMUM;

EID: 0034112255     PISSN: 03024598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0302-4598(99)00070-7     Document Type: Article

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