Educational application for visualization and analysis of electric field strength in multiple electrode electroporation

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Mahnič Kalamiza, Samo ^a   Kotnik, Tadej ^a   Miklavčič, Damijan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Applications in subject areas; Education on electroporation; Electromagnetic field visualization; Interactive learning environments; Interdisciplinary projects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CURRICULUM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROPORATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MATHEMATICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; SKIN TUMOR; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

CURRICULUM; DATA DISPLAY; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPORATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOFTWARE; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84867895643     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-12-102     Document Type: Article

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