Irreversible Electroporation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rubinsky, Boris (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Series in Biomedical Engineering,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Oncology.; Cell biology.; Electrophoresis.; Biomathematics.; Microwaves.; Optical engineering.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomedical Engineering.; Cell Biology.; Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics.; Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering.

This is an brief introduction to the emerging field of irreversible electroporation in medicine. Certain electrical fields when applied across a cell can have as a sole effect the permeabilization of the cell membrane, presumable through the formation of nanoscale defects in the cell membrane. Somet...

Table of Contents:

• Historical Review of Irreversible Electroporation in Medicine
• Tissue Electroporation as a Bioelectric Phenomenon: Basic Concepts
• Experimental Studies on Irreversible Electroporation of Cells
• Mechanism of Irreversible Electroporation in Cells: Insight from the Models
• Thermal Aspects of Irreversible Electroporation
• Experimental Studies on Non-thermal Irreversible Electroporation in Tissue
• Finite Element Modeling of in Vivo Electroporation
• Optimization and Numerical Modeling in Irreversible Electroporation Treatment Planning
• The Place of the Electroporation-Based Antitumor Therapies in the Electrical Armamentarium against Cancer
• Irreversible Electroporation: First Patient Experience Focal Therapy of Prostate Cancer
• Human Experience with Irreversible Electroporation
• Irreversible Electroporation Systems for Clinical Use
• The Use of Irreversible Electroporation in Food Preservation.