Simulations of electroporation dynamics and shape deformations in biological cells subjected to high voltage pulses

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 30, Issue 4 I, 2002, Pages 1536-1546

  Joshi, Ravindra P ^a   Hu, Qin ^a   Schoenbach, Karl H ^a   Beebe, Stephen J ^b  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell membrane; Deformation; High voltage; Smoluchowski

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MICROORGANISMS; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

ELECTROPORATION DYNAMICS;

CELL MEMBRANES;

EID: 0037272312     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2002.804177     Document Type: Article

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