Optimum conductivity of gels for electric field homogenization in tissue electroporation therapies

IFMBE Proceedings

Volumn 18, Issue , 2008, Pages 619-622

  Ivorra, Antoni ^a   Rubinsky, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electro chemotherapy; Electropermeabilization; Electroporation; Gels

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMOTHERAPY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GELS; HISTOLOGY;

BIOELECTROCHEMISTRY; CURRENT ELECTRODES; ELECTRIC FIELD DISTRIBUTIONS; ELECTRO-CHEMOTHERAPY; ELECTROPERMEABILIZATION; ELECTROPORATION; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; HOMOGENEOUS ELECTRIC FIELD;

TISSUE;

EID: 84902135184     PISSN: 16800737     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-74471-9_143     Document Type: Conference Paper

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