Impedance spectroscopy of interfaces, membranes and ultrastructures

Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 79-98

  Coster, Hans G L ^a   Chilcott, Terry C ^a   Coster, Adelle C F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Impedance spectroscopy; Interfaces; Membranes; Ultrastructures

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER CONTROL; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT; PHASE INTERFACES; SPECTROMETERS; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

CELL BIOPHYSICS; CONTROL ENGINEERING; FOUR TERMINAL DIGITAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROMETERS; IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; IONIC SYSTEMS; ULTRASTRUCTURES;

SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATION; BIOPHYSICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INSTRUMENT; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; SPECTROSCOPY; TECHNIQUE; THEORY;

EID: 0030220368     PISSN: 03024598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0302-4598(96)05064-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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