electroporation

noun

elec·​tro·​po·​ra·​tion i-ˌlek-trə-pȯr-ˈā-shən 

: the application of an electric current to a living surface (such as the skin or a cell membrane) in order to open pores or channels through which something (such as a drug or DNA) may pass

Examples of electroporation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Offering treatments like electroporation, microcurrent, EMS, electric needles, LED, and sonic vibration, the Medicube Age-R Booster Pro has blown up on TikTok with over 150,000 posts on the platform. —Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 21 Feb. 2025

In total, the Booster Pro is a six-in-one device, featuring electroporation, microcurrent, EMS, electric needles, LED, and sonic vibration. —Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2024

Scientists in Japan wondered whether these electric shocks might be enough to cause electroporation and, thus, affect the cells of nearby creatures. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023

The hydration serum was infused with electroporation– short, high voltage pulses allowing serums to penetrate the skin’s barrier– enhanced with LED blue light therapy for acne. —India Espy-Jones, Essence, 16 Nov. 2023

It was soon largely replaced by electroporation, cationic lipids, viral capsids, and microinjection. —Juergen Eckhardt and George Church, STAT, 1 Feb. 2023

The two main alternatives cited in the Army's solicitation are gene guns and intramuscular electroporation. —Jeremy Jacquot, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2010

DeWitt places a plastic tray about the size of a microwave dinner, with 16 thimble-sized wells filled with the culture, under the hood of the electroporation device. —Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2016

In theory, applying electroporation alongside genetic-material vaccines could improve both effectiveness and accessibility. —Sam Jones, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2021

Word History

Etymology

electr- + pore entry 2 + -ation

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for electroporation

• acclimatisation
• acclimatization
• acidification
• actualization
• annualization
• autocorrelation
• autoregulation
• beatification
• beneficiation
• biodegradation
• biotransformation
• bureaucratization

Medical Definition

electroporation

noun

elec·​tro·​po·​ra·​tion i-ˌlek-trə-pȯr-ˈā-shən 

: the application of an electric current to a living surface (as the skin or the plasma membrane of a cell) in order to open pores or channels through which something (as a drug or DNA) may pass

electroporate

i-ˈlek-trə-pə-ˌrāt 

transitive verb

electroporated; electroporating