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Electric field effects and electrode design

20 kV/cm pores form in the SC

1kV/cm fibroblasts rupture

100 V/cm lesions in tissues

33 V/cm nerve response

The high electric field required to open the SC demands that

the field drops off quickly and does not reach the underlying

fibroblasts.

Meander electrodes

+10

-10

Epidermis

Dermis

E field lines

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