In the last two years, the percentage of cases in Peru linked to diarrheal diseases in children has been considerably reduced, demonstrating that even in difficult times health must always be our greatest strength. Of course, fulfilling this desire requires that all Peruvians have access to treated water sources to comply with their personal hygiene duties. However, nearly 3 million Peruvians live without access to drinking water and leave their health to the fate of natural water sources with high probabilities of containing bacteria and viruses. Under this premise, the purpose of this thesis was to show the effectiveness of an alternative water sterilization treatment that could be of great help to these Peruvians in need. A methodology based on the 'electroporation' technique was developed through the application of low and high intensity electric field pulses, seeking to damage the c...