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¹Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.

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Electroporation uses electric fields to create temporary pores in cell membranes for delivering molecules. This study provides a new formula to calculate the electrical resistance of these electropores, improving electroporation models.

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Area of Science:

Biophysics
Cellular Electrophysiology
Membrane Transport

Background:

Electroporation facilitates cellular uptake of molecules via transient membrane permeabilization.
This permeabilization is attributed to the formation of aqueous electropores.
Understanding the current-voltage relationship across electropores is crucial for predicting electroporation outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the current-voltage relation across an isolated electropore.
To develop a formula for effective electropore resistance.
To account for differences in intracellular and extracellular electrical conductivities.

Main Methods:

Solving the Nernst-Planck equations in a simplified electropore geometry.
Deriving an analytical solution for the current-voltage relation.
Validating the analytical solution with finite volume numerical simulations.

Main Results:

An analytical formula for effective electropore resistance was derived.
The formula depends on pore radius, membrane thickness, and conductivity differences.
The analytical solution was confirmed through numerical simulations.

Conclusions:

The derived formula provides a key parameter for electroporation models.
This work enhances the predictive capability of cellular and planar membrane electroporation models.
The findings contribute to a better understanding of electropore electrical properties.