Analytical study of a flashing molecular pump

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6602, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Sancho, José M ^a   Gomez Marin, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concentration gradient; Molecular pump; Particle flux

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; CELL MEMBRANES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CONCENTRATION GRADIENT; FLASHING RATCHET MECHANISM; MOLECULAR PUMP; PARTICLE FLUX;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 36249022103     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.724644     Document Type: Conference Paper

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