期刊
ELECTRONICS
卷 10, 期 10, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/electronics10101203
关键词
electroporation; electroporation device; high-frequency; bipolar; asymmetric; SiC MOS-FET; high-voltage; pulse generator; electrochemotherapy
资金
- Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS) [MRIC UL IP-0510, P2-0249, P3-0003, J2-9227]
Significant progress has been made in the research of high-frequency electroporation, with the development of a new asymmetric bipolar pulse generator showing comparable efficacy to classical electric pulses in in vivo electrochemotherapy. Additional investigation is needed in pulse parameters and therapeutic effects of high-frequency electroporation pulses.
Currently, in high-frequency electroporation, much progress has been made but limited to research groups with custom-made laboratory prototype electroporators. According to the review of electroporators and economic evaluations, there is still an area of pulse parameters that needs to be investigated. The development of an asymmetric bipolar pulse generator with a maximum voltage of 4 kV and minimum duration time of a few hundred nanoseconds, would enable in vivo evaluation of biological effects of high-frequency electroporation pulses. Herein, from a series of most commonly used drivers and optical isolations in high-voltage pulse generators the one with optimal characteristics was used. In addition, the circuit topology of the developed device is described in detail. The developed device is able to generate 4 kV pulses, with theoretical 131 A maximal current and 200 ns minimal pulse duration, the maximal pulse repetition rate is 2 MHz and the burst maximal repetition rate is 1 MHz. The device was tested in vivo. The effectiveness of electrochemotherapy of high-frequency electroporation pulses is compared to classical electrochemotherapy pulses. In vivo electrochemotherapy with high-frequency electroporation pulses was at least as effective as with classical well-established electric pulses, resulting in 86% and 50% complete responses, respectively. In contrast to previous reports, however, muscle contractions were comparable between the two protocols.
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