Title :
Bistability of biomembranes with elastic channels
Author :
Chernyak, Yuri B.
Author_Institution :
Harvard University - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Division of Health Sciences and Technology E25-330, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
An equilibrium theory of biomembranes with particles in their channels which takes into account "bilateral" channel-particle interactions has been proposed. The channel conformation changes to minimize the system free energy, which includes the channel\´s elastic free energy and the ion-channel repulsion, to give rise to bifurcation of the equilibrium state.
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris, France
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761486
