NEW CLINICAL-APPLICATIONS OF ELECTRICITY

The living matter is sensitive to electric field impulses, and in part icular the membrane structure of cells can be transiently modified und er calibrated impulses. This, combined with permeabilization, gives ac cess to the cytoplasmic volume. Morover, fusion of cells by contact or insertion of receptors is made possible. These acquisitions of fundam ental research on electricity-living matter interactions has recently led to practical achievements.