Finite element study of carbon nanotube induced cell membrane poration for drug and gene delivery

Journal of Medical Imaging and Health Informatics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 132-138

  Liu, Dun ^a   Wang, Zhigang ^a   Wang, Lijun ^a   Cuschieri, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Dielectrophoresis; Electroporation; Magnetic force; Membrane deformation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867461699     PISSN: 21567018     EISSN: 21567026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jmihi.2012.1074     Document Type: Article

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