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Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Volume 2017, Article ID 3624613, 10 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3624613
Review Article

The Electrode Modality Development in Pulsed Electric Field Treatment Facilitates Biocellular Mechanism Study and Improves Cancer Ablation Efficacy

Chao Cen1 and Xinhua Chen1,2

1The Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation, Ministry of Public Health and The Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China
2The Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China

Correspondence should be addressed to Xinhua Chen; nc.ude.ujz@nehc_auhnix

Received 25 January 2017; Accepted 15 March 2017; Published 7 May 2017

Academic Editor: Feng-Huei Lin

Copyright © 2017 Chao Cen and Xinhua Chen. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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