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Electroporation the phenomenon and technical approach to experiments. Peter Kramar University of Ljubljana Faculty of Electrical Engineering http://lbk.fe.uni-lj.si peter.kramar@fe.uni-lj.si. Wroclaw, 24.4.2009. Laboratory of Biocybernetics. http://lbk.fe.uni-lj.si. The phenomena.
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Electroporationthe phenomenon and technical approach to experiments Peter Kramar University of Ljubljana Faculty of Electrical Engineering http://lbk.fe.uni-lj.si peter.kramar@fe.uni-lj.si Wroclaw, 24.4.2009
Laboratory of Biocybernetics http://lbk.fe.uni-lj.si
Applications Reversibleelectroporation: Cell fusion Gene transfection Drug delivery Cancer treatment Ireversible electroporation: Food pasterization Tissueablation
Key issue The phenomena is already used (even in clinical applications) and it works well in several applications, but the basic principal are not clarified yet.
Levels of electroporation • Planar lipid bilayers • Lipid vesicles • Cells in suspension • Attached cells • Cell organelles • Tissue
Levels of electroporation • Planar lipid bilayers • Lipid vesicles • Cells in suspension • Attached cells • Cell organelles • Tissue
Experimental systems Voltage clamp Kramar et al, Bioelectrochemistry 2007 Current clamp Kalinowski et al, Meas Sci Technol1995
Membrane formation 1-palmitoyl 2-oleoyl phosphatidylcholine POPC 1-palmitoyl 2-oleoyl phosphatidylserine POPS POPC:POPS mixtures 1:3, 1:1and 3:1 Lipids Aqueous solution Rising the level of aqueous solution Montal M., Mueller P. PNAS69: 3561-3566, 1972
Capacitance measurement Discharge method Benz et al, ???? Capacitance to period converterKalinowski et al, 1995
Voltage clamp - linear rising signal kU Kramar et al., 2007