Cell permeabilization using a non-thermal plasma

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Leduc, M ^a   Guay, D ^a   Leask, R L ^a   Coulombe, S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHERENT CELLS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE GLOW DISCHARGE; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; CELL PERMEABILIZATION; CULTURE MEDIA; DEXTRAN MOLECULES; DNA TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; NONTHERMAL PLASMA; OPERATING CONDITION; PLASMA TREATMENT; PLASMID DNA; REACTIVE SPECIES; SIZE EXCLUSION; TRANSFECTION EFFICIENCY;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DNA; GENES; GLOW DISCHARGES; GLUCOSE; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PLASMAS; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

CELL CULTURE;

EID: 72049126385     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/11/115021     Document Type: Article

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