Advanced Electroporation Techniques in Biology and Medicine

Advanced Electroporation Techniques in Biology and Medicine
ISBN-10
1439819076
ISBN-13
9781439819074
Category
Medical
Pages
528
Language
English
Published
2010-06-02
Publisher
CRC Press
Authors
Andrei G. Pakhomov, Damijan Miklavcic, Marko S. Markov

Description

A reflection of the intense study of the effects of electromagnetic fields on living tissues that has taken place during the last decades, Advanced Electroporation Techniques in Biology and Medicine summarizes most recent experimental findings and theories related to permeabilization of biomembranes by pulsed electric fields. Edited by experts and including contributions from pioneers in the field, the book focuses on biophysical mechanisms of electroporation and applications of this phenomenon in biomedical research and medicine. The field of electroporation is now mature enough to move from journal pages to book covers. The book leads readers from the basics and history of electroporation, through mechanisms of membrane permeabilization in lipid bilayers and living cells, to electrically-mediated gene delivery and cancer therapy in animals and humans. This book is an interdisciplinary compilation intended broadly for biomedical and physical scientists, engineers, and clinicians. It can also be used as a textbook for students in advanced courses in biomedical engineering, molecular and cell biology, as well as in biophysics and clinical medicine.

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