Experimental studies on killing and inhibiting effects of steep pulsed electric field (SPEF) to target cancer cell and solid tumor

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4 II, 2004, Pages 1626-1633

  Yao, Chenguo ^a   Sun, Caixin ^a   Mi, Yan ^a   Xiong, Lan ^a   Wang, Shibin ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CELLS; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; HISTOLOGY; ONCOLOGY; TUMORS;

CANCER CELL; ELECTROPORATION; IRREVERSIBLE ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN; STEEP PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD;

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 7244246968     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.832621     Document Type: Article

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