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photoporation

photoporation noun: the process of using light to create pores in a cell membrane.

Noun

photoporation (uncountable)

  1. The process of using light to create pores in a cell membrane
    • Light: photoporation uses lasers to permeabilize cell membranes, with two principles described for gene therapy.2015 July 2, Jumelle C, Mauclair C, Houzet J, Bernard A, He Z, Forest F, et al., “Delivery of Molecules into Human Corneal Endothelial Cells by Carbon Nanoparticles Activated by Femtosecond Laser”...

Origin of photoporation

From photo- + poration.

Questions about photoporation

What does photoporation mean?
Photoporation means the process of using light to create pores in a cell membrane.
What part of speech is photoporation?
Photoporation is a noun.

Words near photoporation in the dictionary

  1. photopolymerizing
  2. photopolymers
  3. photoporate
  4. photoporated
  5. photoporating
  6. photoporation
  7. photoportrait
  8. photoportraits
  9. photopositive
  10. photopositively
  11. photoprecipitate

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