The passive electrical properties of biological systems: their significance in physiology, biophysics and biotechnology

1987/08/01 by Ronald Pethig, Douglas B. Kell · 1 citation
Engineering · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies #Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies #Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior

paper · doi:10.1088/0031-9155/32/8/001

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Abstract

The following topics are discussed: a summary of dielectric theory; amino acids, peptides, proteins and DNA; bound water in biological systems; biological electrolytes; membranes and cells; tissues.

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