Abstract
The phenomenon of membrane electroporation (ME) methodologically comprises an electric technique to render lipid and lipid-protein membranes porous and permeable, transiently and reversibly, by electric voltage pulses. It is of great practical importance that the primary structural changes induced by ME, condition the electroporated membrane for a variety of secondary processes, such as, for instance, the permeation of otherwise impermeable substances.
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Neumann, E., Kakorin, S., Toensing, K. (2000). Principles of Membrane Electroporation and Transport of Macromolecules. In: Jaroszeski, M.J., Heller, R., Gilbert, R. (eds) Electrochemotherapy, Electrogenetherapy, and Transdermal Drug Delivery. Methods in Molecular Medicine, vol 37. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-080-2:1
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