Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations for simulating biomolecular diffusion-reaction processes II: Size effects on ionic distributions and diffusion-reaction rates

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2475-2485

  Lu, Benzhuo ^a   Zhou, Y C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENTIFIC ENGINEERING COMPUTING   (China)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 79959636026     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.03.059     Document Type: Article

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