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...