Electrotaxis

Electrotaxis, also known as galvanotaxis, is the directed motion of biological cells or organisms guided by an electric field or current.[1] The directed motion of electrotaxis can take many forms, such as; growth, development, active swimming, and passive migration.[1][2] A wide variety of biological cells can naturally sense and follow DC electric fields. Such electric fields arise naturally in biological tissues during development and healing.[3][4] These and other observations have led to research into how applied electric fields can impact wound healing[5][6][7] An increase in wound healing rate is regularly observed and this is thought to be due to the cell migration and other signaling pathways that are activated by the electric field.[8] Additional research has been conducted into how applied electric fields impact cancer metastasis, morphogenesis, neuron guidance, motility of pathogenic bacteria, biofilm formation, and many other biological phenomena.[2][9][10][11]

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  7. ^ Sven Olof Wikström, Paul Svedman, h; Svedman, P.; Svensson, H.; Tanweer, A. S. (January 1999). "Effect of Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation on Microcirculation in Intact Skin and Blister Wounds in Healthy Volunteers". Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery. 33 (2): 195–201. doi:10.1080/02844319950159451. PMID 10450577.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Zhao, Min; Penninger, Josef; Isseroff, Roslyn Rivkah (2010). "Electrical Activation of Wound-Healing Pathways". Advances in Skin & Wound Care. Vol. 1. pp. 567–573. doi:10.1089/9781934854013.567 (inactive 1 November 2024). ISBN 978-1-934854-01-3. PMC 3198837. PMID 22025904.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  9. ^ Yan, Xiaolong; Han, Jing; Zhang, Zhipei; Wang, Jian; Cheng, Qingshu; Gao, Kunxiang; Ni, Yunfeng; Wang, Yunjie (January 2009). "Lung cancer A549 cells migrate directionally in DC electric fields with polarized and activated EGFRs". Bioelectromagnetics. 30 (1): 29–35. doi:10.1002/bem.20436. PMID 18618607. S2CID 29927118.
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  11. ^ Berthelot, Ryan; Doxsee, Kristina; Neethirajan, Suresh (29 June 2017). "Electroceutical Approach for Impairing the Motility of Pathogenic Bacterium Using a Microfluidic Platform". Micromachines. 8 (7): 207. doi:10.3390/mi8070207. PMC 6189992. PMID 30400398.