Exploration of neutral versus polyelectrolyte behavior of poly(ethylene glycol)s in alkali ion solutions using single-nanopore recording

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 2202-2208

  Breton, Marie France ^a   Discala, Francoise ^a   Bacri, Laurent ^a   Foster, Damien ^b   Pelta, Juan ^a   Oukhaled, Abdelghani ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b Université de Cergy Pontoise   (France)

Author keywords

cation PEG coordination; charged polymers; electro osmosis; energy barrier; ion channel; transport

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CATION-PEG COORDINATION; CHARGED POLYMERS; HIGH SALT CONCENTRATION; ION CHANNEL; NEUTRAL MOLECULES; NEUTRAL POLYMERS; TRANSPORT;

BOROSILICATE GLASS; ENERGY BARRIERS; LITHIUM; NANOPORES; POLYMERS; POSITIVE IONS;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 84879757942     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz400938q     Document Type: Article

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