Mechanism of KCl enhancement in detection of nonionic polymers by nanopore sensors

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 5186-5192

  Rodrigues, Claudio G ^a   Machado, Dijanah C ^a   Chevtchenko, Sérgio F ^a   Krasilnikov, Oleg V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL ALPHA-TOXIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS ALPHA TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; KINETICS; METABOLISM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POROSITY; STATISTICS; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME;

BACTERIAL TOXINS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; KINETICS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POROSITY; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; THERMODYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149360789     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.140814     Document Type: Article

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