Novel passive element circuits for microdosimetry of nanosecond pulsed electric fields

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2302-2311

  Merla, Caterina ^a   Denzi, Agnese ^b   Paffi, Alessandra ^b   Casciola, Maura ^b   Dinzeo, Guglielmo ^b   Apollonio, Francesca ^b   Liberti, Micaela ^b  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Circuit models; dielectric dispersion; electroporation; microdosimetry

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CELLS; CELL MODEL; CELLULAR LEVELS; CIRCUIT MODELS; DIELECTRIC PARAMETERS; ELECTROPORATION; INPUT PULSE; MICRO-DOSIMETRY; NANOSECOND PULSED ELECTRIC FIELDS; PASSIVE ELEMENTS; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; TIME AND FREQUENCY DOMAINS; TRANSMEMBRANE POTENTIALS;

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PERMITTIVITY;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MICRODOSIMETRY; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD;

CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CYTOPLASM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPORATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 84864245303     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2012.2203133     Document Type: Article

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