An experimental system for controlled exposure of biological samples to electrostatic discharges

Bioelectrochemistry

Volumn 94, Issue , 2013, Pages 79-86

  Marjanovič, Igor ^a   Kotnik, Tadej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Electrostatic discharge; Exposure system; Gene electrotransfer; Lightning

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; ELECTROPORATION; ELECTROTRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI BACTERIA; EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEM; EXPOSURE SYSTEM; MATERIALS PROCESSING;

ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE; GENES; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIGHTNING;

ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHO CELL; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROPORATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIGHTNING; NONHUMAN; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

ELECTROPORATION; ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE; EXPOSURE SYSTEM; GENE ELECTROTRANSFER; LIGHTNING;

ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROPORATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICE; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84883494379     PISSN: 15675394     EISSN: 1878562X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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