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. 2009 Feb 4;96(3):907–916. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.10.035

Figure 5.

Figure 5

(Solid line) Effective phase diagram for voltage-clamp experiment with pulse length and command voltage during the pulse as parameters. The region labeled “Irreversible” covers the parameter space for which the membrane ruptures, i.e., irreversible electrical breakdown, whereas the region labeled “Reversible” covers the parameter space of reversible electrical breakdown. (Dashed line) V=5/t where V is the command voltage and t is the pulse length.