Poisson-Nernst-Planck theory approach to the calculation of current through biological ion channels

IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 81-92

  Coalson, Rob D ^a   Kurnikova, Maria G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological system modeling; Biomembranes; Dielectric liquids; Finite difference methods; Potential of mean force; Protein fluctuations

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; DIODES; DNA; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FREE ENERGY; IONS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROTEINS; REACTION KINETICS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; TRANSISTORS;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM MODELING; BIOMEMBRANES; ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTIONS; ION FLOW; POISSON-NERNST-PLANCK (PNP) THEORY; POTENTIAL OF MEAN FORCE;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

GRAMICIDIN; ION CHANNEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMAN; LIPID BILAYER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POROSITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GRAMICIDIN; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION CHANNELS; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POROSITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 15244344856     PISSN: 15361241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNB.2004.842495     Document Type: Article

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