New Electroporation Technique Enhances Brain Tumor Treatment

B-SWE method disrupts blood-brain barrier more effectively, allowing better drug delivery with minimal tissue damage.

Researchers from Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech developed the burst sine wave electroporation (B-SWE) technique.
B-SWE outperforms the conventional H-FIRE method in disrupting the blood-brain barrier.
The new method allows more cancer-fighting drugs to reach brain tumors while minimizing damage to healthy tissue.
Adjustments to B-SWE reduced neuromuscular contractions, a significant side effect.
Future studies will compare B-SWE and H-FIRE using animal models of brain cancer.