Electrotherapy of tumour cells using flexible electrode arrays

Declan Soden; Anthony Morrissey; Christopher Collins; John Piggott; John Larkin; A. Norman; Simon Aarons; Colum Dunne; Gerald C. O'Sullivan

doi:10.1016/j.snb.2004.04.087

Electrotherapy of tumour cells using flexible electrode arrays

Declan Soden
, Anthony Morrissey
, Christopher Collins
, John Piggott
, John Larkin
, A. Norman
, Simon Aarons
, Colum Dunne
, Gerald C. O'Sullivan

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Abstract

The process of therapeutic "electroporation" involves application of electric fields to target tumour cells, thereby rendering them transiently porous such that uptake of any deliberately introduced therapeutic agent present will be enhanced. The objective of this research programme is the development of flexible electrode arrays for incorporation into microsystem devices, and assessment of their efficacy in delivering selected genetic and pharmaceutical anti-cancer therapies. Gold electrodes were fabricated on flexible polyimide substrates following predictive modelling and simulation of electric fields using FEMLAB™ software. Subsequent assessment of electroporation efficiency involved enumeration of viable tumour cells and, where appropriate, quantification of emitted fluorescence by genetically altered cells.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	219-224
Number of pages	6
Journal	Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
Volume	103
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2004.04.087
Publication status	Published - 29 Sep 2004

Keywords

Cancer treatment
Electroporation
Gene therapy
Microelectrodes

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Electrotherapy of tumour cells using flexible electrode arrays

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