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Electrochemotherapy, Electrogenetherapy, and Transdermal Drug Delivery pp 37–61Cite as

Instrumentation and Electrodes for In Vivo Electroporation

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Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Medicine ((MIMM,volume 37))

Abstract

Electroporation (EP) of drugs and genes into cells in vitro became a standard procedure in molecular biology laboratories in the last decade. Numerous protocols aid the researcher in selecting appropriate procedures; commercial instrumentation is readily available and discussed (1). The more recent transition to applying EP to living tissue poses a new set of requirements and few practical guidelines are available.

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Hofmann, G.A. (2000). Instrumentation and Electrodes for In Vivo Electroporation. 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/10.1385/1-59259-080-2:37

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