Nanochannels: Biological channel analogues

IET Nanobiotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 63-70

  Pradeep, H ^a   Rajanikant, G K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CHANNELS; BIOSENSING; CELLULAR PROCESS; FLUX OF IONS; ION CHANNEL; NANO CHANNELS; NANOPOROUS MATERIALS; NERVE IMPULSE; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SPECIAL CLASS;

CELL DEATH; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; DRUG DELIVERY; IONS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

BORON DERIVATIVE; CARBON NANOTUBE; ELBOR; ION; ION CHANNEL; NANOTUBE; PEPTIDE NANOTUBE;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NANOMEDICINE; NANOPORE; REVIEW;

BORON COMPOUNDS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ION CHANNELS; IONS; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; NANOMEDICINE; NANOPORES; NANOTUBES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; NANOTUBES, PEPTIDE;

EID: 84861318566     PISSN: 17518741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2011.0033     Document Type: Article

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