• DocumentCode
    413018
  • Title

    Cells, gels and the engines of life: a fresh paradigm for cell function

  • Author

    Pollack, Gerald H.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Bioeng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    20-22 Oct. 2003
  • Firstpage
    14
  • Lastpage
    18
  • Abstract
    The cytoplasm is a gel. When cell function is built on the premise of a gel, rather than on the usual premise of an aqueous solution, the resulting cellular mechanisms are simple, and consistent with available evidence.
  • Keywords
    biomembrane transport; cellular biophysics; osmosis; phase transformations; polymer gels; water; aqueous solution; cell function; cells; cellular mechanisms; cytoplasm; gels; ion channels; ion pumps; ions; phase-transition; polymers; water; Bonding; Engines; Foot; Glass; Muscles; Nonhomogeneous media; Polymer gels; Proteins; Pumps; Solvents;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Biomedical Engineering, 2003. IEEE EMBS Asian-Pacific Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7943-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APBME.2003.1302562
  • Filename
    1302562
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=413018