Electrolytic Destruction of Lung Tissue
- 1 November 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Acta Radiologica. Diagnosis
- Vol. 21 (6) , 711-714
- https://doi.org/10.1177/028418518002100604
Abstract
The electrochemical basis for tissue destruction by electrolysis was analyzed. Electrolytic lesions from pig lungs had a higher content of organically bound Cl than normal tissue. Apparently, Cl, liberated at the anode, is the principal agent in the electrolytic destruction of tissue. The electrode systems that were most effective in destroying tissue produced the lesions with the highest content of Cl. Experiments in physiologic saline established that a current density of 40 mA/cm2 gave the best yield of Cl.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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