Electric field of a six-needle array electrode used in drug and DNA delivery in vivo:: Analytical versus numerical solution

被引:47
作者
Dev, SB
Dhar, D
Krassowska, W [1 ]
机构
[1] Duke Univ, Dept Biomed Engn, Durham, NC 27708 USA
[2] Tata Inst Fundamental Res, Dept Theoret Phys, Bombay 400005, Maharashtra, India
[3] Gene Delivery & Express Sci, San Diego, CA 92122 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
electroporation; electric field; finite element; multipole expansion;
D O I
10.1109/TBME.2003.818467
中图分类号
R318 [生物医学工程];
学科分类号
0831 ;
摘要
We present an analytical solution for the electrical potential and field established by a six-needle array electroporation electrode, which is used in vivo for cancer treatment and DNA delivery. The analytical solution closely matches the,numerical solution obtained with the finite element method: the mean error is less than 0.6%.
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页码:1296 / 1300
页数:5
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