Microdosimetry for nanosecond pulsed electric field applications: A parametric study for a single cell

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1294-1302

  Merla, Caterina ^a   Paffi, Alessandra ^b   Apollonio, Francesca ^b   Leveque, Philippe ^c   D'Inzeo, Guglielmo ^b   Liberti, Micaela ^b  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Dielectric model; Laplace solution; microdosimetry; nanosecond pulsed electric fields; pore density; transmembrane potential

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MODELS; LAPLACE SOLUTION; MICRO-DOSIMETRY; NANOSECOND PULSED ELECTRIC FIELDS; PORE DENSITY; TRANSMEMBRANE POTENTIALS;

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS;

LAPLACE EQUATION;

ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CELL STRUCTURE; ELECTROPORATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MICRODOSIMETRY; MODEL; NUCLEAR PORE; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPORATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POROSITY; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955528453     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2010.2104150     Document Type: Article

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