Mathematical modeling of the thermal effects of irreversible electroporation for in vitro, in vivo, and clinical use: a systematic review

P Agnass, E van Veldhuisen… - International journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a relatively new ablation method for the
treatment of unresectable cancers. Although the main mechanism of IRE is electric …

[HTML][HTML] Reduction of muscle contraction and pain in electroporation-based treatments: An overview

R Fusco, E Di Bernardo, V D'Alessio… - World Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND In the first studies of electrochemotherapy (ECT), small cutaneous
metastases were treated and only mild or moderate pain was observed; therefore, pain was …

Dynamics of cell death after conventional IRE and H-FIRE treatments

B Mercadal, N Beitel-White, KN Aycock… - Annals of biomedical …, 2020 - Springer
High-frequency irreversible electroporation (H-FIRE) has emerged as an alternative to
conventional irreversible electroporation (IRE) to overcome the issues associated with …

Characterization of conductivity changes during high-frequency irreversible electroporation for treatment planning

Y Zhao, S Bhonsle, S Dong, Y Lv, H Liu… - IEEE Transactions …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
For irreversible-electroporation (IRE)-based therapies, the underlying electric field
distribution in the target tissue is influenced by the electroporation-induced conductivity …

Solid-state generation of high-frequency burst of bipolar pulses for medical applications

LM Redondo, M Zahyka… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes the operation of a solid-state generator proposed to produce high-
frequency bipolar high-voltage pulse bursts on resistive-type loads, intended for medical …

First human trial of high-frequency irreversible electroporation therapy for prostate cancer

S Dong, H Wang, Y Zhao, Y Sun… - Technology in cancer …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Irreversible electroporation, as a nonthermal therapy of prostate cancer, has been used in
clinic for several years. The mechanism of irreversible electroporation ablation is thermal …

Reduction of muscle contractions during irreversible electroporation therapy using high-frequency bursts of alternating polarity pulses: a laboratory investigation in an …

MB Sano, RE Fan, K Cheng, Y Saenz, GA Sonn… - Journal of Vascular and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Purpose To compare the intensity of muscle contractions in irreversible electroporation (IRE)
treatments when traditional IRE and high-frequency IRE (H-FIRE) waveforms are used in …

Cancellation effect is present in high-frequency reversible and irreversible electroporation

T Polajžer, J Dermol–Černe, M Reberšek… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
It was recently suggested that applying high-frequency short biphasic pulses (HF-IRE)
reduces pain and muscle contractions in electrochemotherapy and irreversible ablation …

A theoretical argument for extended interpulse delays in therapeutic high-frequency irreversible electroporation treatments

KN Aycock, Y Zhao, MF Lorenzo… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-frequency irreversible electroporation (H-FIRE) is a tissue ablation modality employing
bursts of electrical pulses in a positive phase–interphase delay (d 1)–negative phase …

Effect of interphase and interpulse delay in high-frequency irreversible electroporation pulses on cell survival, membrane permeabilization and electrode material …

A Vižintin, J Vidmar, J Ščančar, D Miklavčič - Bioelectrochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
To achieve high efficiency of electroporation and to minimize unwanted side effects, the
electric field parameters must be optimized. Recently, it was suggested that biphasic high …