Electrical currents cause direct damage to cells at the cellular level
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Electrical currents can induce direct cellular and tissue damage through thermal mechanisms, electroporation, and electrochemical reactions such as local pH changes and toxic byproduct generation.
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Ex vivo and computational investigation of corneal iontophoresis to enhance penetration of high-molecular-weight compounds: a study using albumin as a model molecule.
2026 · cited by 0
Demonstrates that extreme electrical currents cause destructive tissue disruption and protein conformational changes in corneal tissue.
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The Faraday Scalpel: Electrochemical Nerve Lesioning Mechanisms Studied in Invertebrate Models.
2026 · cited by 0
Shows that electrical direct currents cause direct damage to nerve tissue via electrochemical mechanisms such as hypoxia, pH shifts, and reactive species production.