A linear, single-stage, nanosecond pulse generator for delivering intense electric fields to biological loads

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1048-1054

  Sanders, Jason M ^a   Kuthi, Andras ^a   Wu, Yu Hsuan ^a   Vernier, P Thomas ^a   Gundersen, Martin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Electric field; Electropermeabilization; Electroperturbation; Electroporation; High field; Intense field; Junction recovery diode; Nanosecond; NsPEF; Phospholipid inversion; Pulse forming network; Pulse generator; Pulsed electric field; Ultrashort

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; ELECTROPERMEABILIZATION; ELECTROPERTURBATION; ELECTROPORATION; HIGH FIELD; INTENSE FIELD; JUNCTION RECOVERY DIODE; NANOSECOND; NSPEF; PULSE FORMING NETWORK; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; ULTRASHORT;

CELL DEATH; COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; DIODES; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; JITTER; MAGNETIC CIRCUITS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SIGNAL GENERATORS;

PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 70249083864     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2009.5211853     Document Type: Conference Paper

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