An FDTD interaction scheme of a high-intensity nanosecond-pulsed electric-field system for in vitro cell apoptosis applications

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 38, Issue 10 PART 1, 2010, Pages 2574-2582

  Kirawanich, Phumin ^a   Pausawasdi, Nonthalee ^b   Srisawat, Chatchawan ^b   Yakura, Susumu J ^c   Islam, Naz E ^d  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method; nanosecond pulsed electric field (nsPEF); pulse forming line (PFL)

Indexed keywords

CELL SUSPENSION; CULTURE VESSEL; DISTRIBUTION PROFILES; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELECTROPORATION; ENERGY DENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FIELD INTERACTIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; IN-VITRO; INTEGRATED MODELS; INTERACTION SCHEMES; INTRACELLULAR STRUCTURES; MAXWELL'S CURL EQUATIONS; NANOSECOND PULSE; PULSE-FORMING LINES; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; TRANSIENT FIELDS; TRANSMEMBRANE POTENTIALS; TRANSMISSION LINE EQUATIONS;

CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

CELL CULTURE;

EID: 77957899969     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2009.2038916     Document Type: Conference Paper

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