Title :
Simulations of some electro-mechanical phenomena at nano-cellular level
Author :
Ravariu, C. ; Ravariu, F.
Author_Institution :
Politeh. Univ. of Bucharest, Romania
Abstract :
This paper presents the simulations results of some biological nanostructures. A first class refers to the electrical transmembranar voltage simulation with a software borrowed from microelectronics devices. The property of insulator is proved for the lipidic bilayer. The membrane contains ion channels with ~2 nm width. Through these nano-pores the water molecules cross in/out of cell. The flow properties in these nano-channels are impossible to be experimentally investigated. Simulations of nanofluidics present the velocity distribution, the vorticity and the laminar flow inside the inner layer.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomembranes; cellular biophysics; electromechanical effects; laminar flow; lipid bilayers; vortices; biological nanostructures; electrical transmembranar voltage simulation; electromechanical phenomena; laminar flow; lipidic bilayer; nanocellular level; velocity distribution; vorticity; Biological system modeling; Biomembranes; Cells (biology); Dielectrics and electrical insulation; Lipidomics; Nanobioscience; Nanostructures; Neurons; Proteins; Semiconductor device doping; cell membrane; nano-pores; simulations;
Conference_Titel :
Semiconductor Conference, 2009. CAS 2009. International
Conference_Location :
Sinaia
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4413-7
DOI :
10.1109/SMICND.2009.5336592