Driven polymer translocation through a narrow pore

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1824-1838

  Lubensky, David K ^a   Nelson, David R ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE MODEL; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032845645     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77027-X     Document Type: Article

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