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It is known that in the case of a sufficiently strong polarization of cell membranes by an external electric field, processes develop in a membrane which lead to a very significant increase in conductance and permeability. When the field is switched off, the membrane can return from such a high-conducting state to the initial one. This phenomenon is called reversible electrical breakdown (Stampfli, 1958; Zimmermann, 1982). If the amplitude or duration of a pulse is sufficiently large, irreversible damage of the cell membranes occurs. Interest in the study of this phenomenon is based on the existence of important biotechnological applications, many of which have been reflected in this collective book.
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Chernomordik, L.V., Chizmadzhev, Y.A. (1989). Electrical Breakdown of Lipid Bilayer Membranes. In: Neumann, E., Sowers, A.E., Jordan, C.A. (eds) Electroporation and Electrofusion in Cell Biology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2528-2_5
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