Electroosmotic flow in nanoscale parallel-plate channels: Molecular simulation study and comparison with classical poisson-boltzmann theory

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 259-266

  Cui, S T ^a,b   Cochran, H D ^a,b  

^a University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroosmotic flow; Molecular dynamics simulations; Parallel plate channels; Poisson Boltzmann theory

Indexed keywords

DRUG PRODUCTS; ELECTROLYTES; FABRICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ELECTROOSMOTIC FLOW; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PARALLEL-PLATE CHANNELS; POISSON-BOLTZMANN THEORY;

ELECTROOSMOSIS;

EID: 11144301755     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020410001659367     Document Type: Article

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