A method to determine dielectric constants in nonhomogeneous systems: Application to biological membranes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1185-1193

  Nymeyer, Hugh ^a,b   Zhou, Huan Xiang ^a,b  

^a Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry ^*  (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IMPEDANCE; LIPID BILAYER; METHODOLOGY;

CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROSTATICS; LIPID BILAYERS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; WATER;

EID: 38949206626     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.117770     Document Type: Article

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