Diffusion through narrow pores: Movement of ions, water and nonelectrolytes through track-etched PETP membranes

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-43

  Rostovtseva, T K ^a,e   Bashford, C L ^b   Alder, G M ^b   Hill, G N ^b   McGiffert, C ^b   Apel, P Y ^c   Lowe, G ^d   Pasternak, C A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Anion diffusion; Cation diffusion; Narrow pore; Solute diffusion; Surface charge; Water diffusion

Indexed keywords

ANION; CATION; CHOLINE; GLYCEROL; ION CHANNEL; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; UREA;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; ION CURRENT; ION TRANSPORT; IONIC STRENGTH; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PH; SURFACE CHARGE; WATER TRANSPORT;

ANIONS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CATIONS; CATIONS, DIVALENT; CELL MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; METHYLATION; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; SUCROSE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

EID: 0029882237     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002329900055     Document Type: Article

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