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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2005
Applicants:
Richard Heller, Temple Terrace, FL (US);
Mark J. Jaroszeski, Tampa, FL (US);
Richard Gilbert, Tampa, FL (US);
Inventors:
Richard Heller, Temple Terrace, FL (US);
Mark J. Jaroszeski, Tampa, FL (US);
Richard Gilbert, Tampa, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 15/87 (2006.01); A61N 1/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for facilitating a delivery of a molecule into an interior space of a cell includes the steps of introducing a molecule into a target tissue comprising a cell and applying a substantially continuous low-level electric field to the target tissue. The field is applied for a duration sufficient to effect a change in porosity the cell of the target tissue sufficient to facilitate an entry of a desired molecule into an interior of the cell.