Effect of pressure profile of shock waves on lipid membrane deformation.

Use of shock waves to temporarily increase the permeability of the cell membrane is a promising approach in drug delivery and gene therapy to allow the translocation of macromolecules and small polar molecules into the cytoplasm. Our understanding of how the characteristics of the pressure profile o...

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Main Authors: Ralph Kfoury, Bahador Marzban, Emad Makki, Michael L Greenfield, Hongyan Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212566