Physics of Ionic Conduction in Narrow Biological and Artificial Channels

• Autore: McClintock P. V. E
• Pubblicazione: Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (306 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Research and information: general; Technology: general issues
• Soggetto non controllato: 2D materials; algebraic topology; angstrom slits; Bikerman model; bioelectricity; Boltzmann and Fermi distributions; classical density functional theory; committor probabilities; computational electrophysiology; computer simulations; crown ether; current-voltage dependence; dielectric constant; double-layer capacitance; effects of diffusion coefficients; electric double layer; electrochemistry; electrodiffusion model; electrokinetics; entropy; gating current; graphene; Helmholtz free energy; ion activity; ion channel; ion channels; ion transport; ionic Coulomb blockade; ionic transport; linear response; maxwell equations; modified Langevin Poisson-Boltzmann model; molecular dynamics; molecular mean-field theory; Monte Carlo; n/a; NaChBac; nanofluidics; nanopore; nanopores; nanotubes; Nernst-Planck; non-Hermitian Hamiltonians; orientational ordering of water dipoles; patch-clamp; permanent charge; permeability; Poisson-Bikerman; Poisson-Boltzmann; Poisson-Boltzmann model; Poisson-Fermi; Poisson-Nernst-Planck; polarization; protein dynamics; reduced models; reversal potential; selectivity; semiclassical methods; specific ion size; statistical mechanics; statistical theory; steric and correlation effects; steric effect; stochastic simulations; thermodynamics
• Persona (resp. second.): LuchinskyDmitri G
• Sommario/riassunto: The book reprints a set of important scientific papers applying physics and mathematics to address the problem of selective ionic conduction in narrow water-filled channels and pores. It is a long-standing problem, and an extremely important one. Life in all its forms depends on ion channels and, furthermore, the technological applications of artificial ion channels are already widespread and growing rapidly. They include desalination, DNA sequencing, energy harvesting, molecular sensors, fuel cells, batteries, personalised medicine, and drug design. Further applications are to be anticipated.The book will be helpful to researchers and technologists already working in the area, or planning to enter it. It gives detailed descriptions of a diversity of modern approaches, and shows how they can be particularly effective and mutually reinforcing when used together. It not only provides a snapshot of current cutting-edge scientific activity in the area, but also offers indications of how the subject is likely to evolve in the future.
• Titolo autorizzato: Physics of Ionic Conduction in Narrow Biological and Artificial Channels
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910557604303321
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