Brownian simulation of charge transport in γ-Haemolysin

Journal of Computational Electronics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-33

  Millar, C ^a   Madathil, R ^b   Beckstein, O ^c   Sansom, M S P ^d   Roy, S ^a   Asenov, A ^a  

^a Device Modelling Group   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha hemolysin; Alpha Haemolysin; Brownian dynamics; Current Voltage; Experiment; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC CURRENT MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT;

BROWNIAN DYNAMICS SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENT; ION CHANNEL ALPHA-HAEMOLYSIN;

CHARGE TRANSFER;

EID: 42549108671     PISSN: 15698025     EISSN: 15728137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10825-008-0230-6     Document Type: Article

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