Low-frequency ac electroporation shows strong frequency dependence and yields comparable transfection results to dc electroporation

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 570-576

  Zhan, Yihong ^a   Cao, Zhenning ^b   Bao, Ning ^c,d   Li, Jianbo ^e   Wang, Jun ^a   Geng, Tao ^a   Lin, Hao ^e   Lu, Chang ^b,c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^d NANTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternating current; Direct current; Electroporation; Frequency; Gene delivery

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATING CURRENT; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTROPORATION; FREQUENCY; GENE DELIVERY;

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; DNA; EFFICIENCY; GENE TRANSFER;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; DNA TRANSFECTION; ELECTROPORATION; GENE TARGETING; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DNA; ELECTROPORATION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; PLASMIDS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84861980191     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: 18734995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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