Ion permeation of pores in model membranes: selectivity, fluctuations and the role of surface charge.
Fluctuation of surface charge on pore walls provides a realistic, additional mechanism for generating fluctuation of ionic current and ionic selectivity in narrow pores.
Bashford
C Lindsay
CL
School of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK. c.l.bashford@keele.ac.uk
D004553:Electric Conductivity; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000378:metabolism*; D007477:Ions / Q000378:metabolism*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008954:Models, Biological; D010539:Permeability; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties
D007473:Ion Channels; D007477:Ions; D008567:Membranes, Artificial