Sealing Liver Tissue the Quest for a good DBD electrode continues''

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Sealing Liver Tissuethe Quest for a good DBD
electrode continues..
Dr. Gary Friedman Sameer
Kalghatgi Archana Sharma Christopher Bowman
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Motivation

• Quest for an electrode which does cause local
  thermal heating

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Earlier Electrodes Tested

• Borosilicate glass capillary filled with water
  and electrical connection by a small length of
  wire
• Standard electrical wire inserted in borosilicate
  glass capillary filled with water
• Standard electrical wire
• Standard electrical wire inserted in borosilicate
  glass capillary
• Enamel coated copper wire

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New Electrodes Tested/To be tested

• Standard electrical wire inserted in a quartz
  glass capillary
• Teflon coated wire
• Standard electrical wire inserted in a quartz
  glass capillary coated with teflon tape
• Standard electrical wire coated with silver paste
  and then inserted into a quartz glass capillary

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Suggestions!