Transmembrane molecular transport during versus after extremely large, nanosecond electric pulses

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 412, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 8-12

  Smith, Kyle C ^a,b   Weaver, James C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drift distance; Electroporation; Molecular transport; Nanosecond electric pulses; Propidium; Yo pro 1

Indexed keywords

ION;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTROPORATION; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULE; NANOSECOND ELECTRIC PULSE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; THICKNESS; TRANSMEMBRANE MOLECULAR TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; ELECTRICITY; POROSITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80051783461     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.06.171     Document Type: Article

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