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公开(公告)号:US10982206B2
公开(公告)日:2021-04-20
申请号:US15972856
申请日:2018-05-07
Applicant: OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Inventor: Olga Pakhomova , Andrei G. Pakhomov
Abstract: Methods of enhancing membrane permeabilization in a cell are provided. A method includes disposing the cell between a first electrode and a second electrode and applying a plurality of electrical pulses between the first electrode and the second electrode. In the method, the plurality of electrical pulses include at least two trains of pulses separated by an interval greater than about 10 s. Further, the amplitude of the electrical pulses is selected to be greater than about 0.2 kV/cm.
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公开(公告)号:US20210214712A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-15
申请号:US17215773
申请日:2021-03-29
Applicant: OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Inventor: Olga Pakhomova , Andrei G. Pakhomov
Abstract: Systems and methods of enhancing membrane permeabilization in a cell are provided. An example method includes disposing the cell between a first electrode and a second electrode and applying a plurality of electrical pulses between the first electrode and the second electrode. In the systems and methods, the plurality of electrical pulses include at least two trains of pulses separated by an interval greater than about 10 s. Further, the amplitude of the electrical pulses is selected to be greater than about 0.2 kV/cm.
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公开(公告)号:US11951307B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-09
申请号:US17306314
申请日:2021-05-03
Applicant: Old Dominion University Research Foundation
Inventor: Andrei G. Pakhomov , Olga N. Pakhomova , Shu Xiao
CPC classification number: A61N1/323 , A61N1/327 , C12N13/00 , A61N1/0412 , A61N1/0476 , A61N1/36
Abstract: Provided herein are methods of generating a biologically effective unipolar nanosecond electric pulse by superposing two biologically ineffective bipolar nanosecond electric pulses and related aspects, such as electroporation and/or therapeutic applications of these methods to non-invasively target electrostimulation (ES) selectively to deep tissues and organs.
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公开(公告)号:US11351368B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-07
申请号:US16669419
申请日:2019-10-30
Applicant: Old Dominion University Research Foundation
Inventor: Andrei G. Pakhomov , Shu Xiao , Olga N. Pakhomova , Maura Casciola
Abstract: Methods and apparatuses (systems, devices, etc.) for treating biological tissue to evoke one or more desirable biological and/or physiological effects using pulsed electric fields in the sub-microsecond range at very low electric field strength (e.g., less than 1 kV/cm) but at high (e.g., megahertz) frequencies.
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公开(公告)号:US11020590B2
公开(公告)日:2021-06-01
申请号:US16104089
申请日:2018-08-16
Applicant: Old Dominion University Research Foundation
Inventor: Andrei G. Pakhomov , Olga N. Pakhomova , Shu Xiao
Abstract: Provided herein are methods of generating a biologically effective unipolar nanosecond electric pulse by superposing two biologically ineffective bipolar nanosecond electric pulses and related aspects, such as electroporation and/or therapeutic applications of these methods to non-invasively target electrostimulation (ES) selectively to deep tissues and organs.
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公开(公告)号:US10792088B2
公开(公告)日:2020-10-06
申请号:US15789727
申请日:2017-10-20
Applicant: Old Dominion University Research Foundation
Inventor: Claudia Muratori , Andrei G. Pakhomov , Olga N. Pakhomova
Abstract: The methods disclosed herein are directed towards improving ablation efficiency associated with applying nanosecond electric pulses (nsEP) to tissue. In particular, applying nsEP to tissue can open pores in the cellular membranes of the tissue. These pores can be kept open longer by cooling the tissue. The combined application of nsEP and the cooling of tissue may have synergistic effects on triggering apoptosis of cells in the tissue. This allows for numerous practical benefits associated with nsEP-based tissue ablation to be realized. For instance, nsEP of lower pulse strength or lower numbers of pulses to be used, which can be provided by smaller pulse generators operating on less power.
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公开(公告)号:US11820976B2
公开(公告)日:2023-11-21
申请号:US17215773
申请日:2021-03-29
Applicant: OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Inventor: Olga Pakhomova , Andrei G. Pakhomov
Abstract: Systems and methods of enhancing membrane permeabilization in a cell are provided. An example method includes disposing the cell between a first electrode and a second electrode and applying a plurality of electrical pulses between the first electrode and the second electrode. In the systems and methods, the plurality of electrical pulses include at least two trains of pulses separated by an interval greater than about 10 s. Further, the amplitude of the electrical pulses is selected to be greater than about 0.2 kV/cm.
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公开(公告)号:US10603503B2
公开(公告)日:2020-03-31
申请号:US15554808
申请日:2016-03-02
Applicant: Old Dominion University Research Foundation
Inventor: Andrei G. Pakhomov , Christian W. Zemlin
Abstract: Methods for terminating fibrillation in a fibrillating heart employing nanosecond pulsed electric fields (nsPEFs) are disclosed. nsPEF defibrillation demonstrates its effectiveness as a new defibrillation modality, achieving reliable defibrillation with energies that are an order of magnitude lower than those needed for conventional defibrillation (millisecond shocks with mono- and bi-phasic waveforms). Tests did not reveal any negative effect of nsPEF defibrillation on cardiac tissue, in particular, cardiac tissue treated with nsPEFs does not exhibit a baseline shift in the optical transmembrane potential signal (distinctive feature that indicates electroporation), or changes in action potential duration or shape. The mechanism of nsPEF defibrillation is likely different from conventional defibrillation since it does not rely on membrane charging but on the basis of displacement currents that flow within nanoseconds after the shock is applied. nsPEFs provide the technology for the next generation of defibrillators that help emergency medical services to treat patients effectively.
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公开(公告)号:US20180110557A1
公开(公告)日:2018-04-26
申请号:US15789727
申请日:2017-10-20
Applicant: Old Dominion University Research Foundation
Inventor: Claudia Muratori , Andrei G. Pakhomov , Olga N. Pakhomova
IPC: A61B18/12
Abstract: The methods disclosed herein are directed towards improving ablation efficiency associated with applying nanosecond electric pulses (nsEP) to tissue. In particular, applying nsEP to tissue can open pores in the cellular membranes of the tissue. These pores can be kept open longer by cooling the tissue. The combined application of nsEP and the cooling of tissue may have synergistic effects on triggering apoptosis of cells in the tissue. This allows for numerous practical benefits associated with nsEP-based tissue ablation to be realized. For instance, nsEP of lower pulse strength or lower numbers of pulses to be used, which can be provided by smaller pulse generators operating on less power.
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