Open AccessAdvances in Therapeutic Electroporation to Mitigate Muscle Contractions
Author(s) -
Christopher B. Arena,
Rafael V. Davalos
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of membrane science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2155-9589
DOI - 10.4172/2155-9589.1000e102
Subject(s) - electroporation , clinical practice , muscle contraction , medicine , biomedical engineering , computer science , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , chemistry , gene , biochemistry
There is a growing effort among researchers to develop unique ways to apply pulsed electric fields for therapeutic applications that reduce the intensity or extent of muscle contractions in order to eliminate the use of muscle relaxants in clinical practice.
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