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This chapter discusses ways of manipulating electrical output to permeabilize and to fuse cells and provides a historical summary of the development of electromanipulation equipment. It also discusses the merits and limitations of both commercially and noncommercial systems.
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Jones, B., Lynch, P.T., Power, J.B., Davey, M.R. (1996). Electrofusion and Electroporation Equipment. In: Lynch, P.T., Davey, M.R. (eds) Electrical Manipulation of Cells. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1159-1_1
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