Influence of uncertain electrical properties on the conditions for the onset of electroporation in an eukaryotic cell

IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 204-212

  Elia, Simona ^a   Lamberti, Patrizia ^a   Tucci, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioelectromagnetism; electroporation (EP); finite element method (FEM); uncertain parameters

Indexed keywords

APPLIED STRESS; BIOELECTROMAGNETISM; CELL PERFORMANCE; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; ELECTRICAL RESPONSE; ELECTROPORATION; ELECTROPORATION (EP); EUKARYOTIC CELLS; NONIDEAL; NUCLEAR MEMBRANES; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; PLASMA MEMBRANES; TWO-REGIME; UNCERTAIN PARAMETERS;

CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EUKARYOTA;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPORATION; EUKARYOTIC CELL; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POROSITY;

CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPORATION; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEAR ENVELOPE; POROSITY;

EID: 77956278658     PISSN: 15361241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNB.2010.2050599     Document Type: Article

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