A Numerical approach to investigate electrofusion of cells of different sizes

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 37, Issue , 2011, Pages 1326-1329

  Pucihar, G ^a   Miklavcic, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Electrofusion; electropermeabilization; electroporation; finite element modeling

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENT SIZES; ELECTRIC PULSE; ELECTROFUSION; ELECTROPERMEABILIZATION; ELECTROPORATION; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; MEMBRANE ELECTROPORATION; NANOSECOND DURATION; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; SPHERICAL CELLS;

CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MEMBRANES; NUMERICAL METHODS;

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 80455168755     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23508-5_342     Document Type: Conference Paper

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