Analysis of cell membrane permeabilization mechanics and pore shape due to ultrashort electrical pulsing

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 837-844

  Joshi, Ravindra P ^a   Hu, Qin ^b  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioelectrics; Electroporation; Modeling; Nanosecond pulsing; Pore shape

Indexed keywords

BIO-ELECTRICS; ELECTROPORATION; MODELING; NANOSECOND PULSING; PORE SHAPE;

CELL MEMBRANES; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; CYTOLOGY; MECHANICS; MEMBRANES;

NANOPORES;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROPORATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NANOPORE; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPORATION; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NANOPORES;

EID: 77957816994     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-010-0659-1     Document Type: Article

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