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

Physics in Medicine and Biology · 1987 · Vol. 32(8) · pp. 933–970
Ronald PethigDouglas B. Kell

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.

Microfluidic and Bio-sensing TechnologiesNanopore and Nanochannel Transport StudiesLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorBiophysicsBiological membraneElectrolyteChemistryBiologyMembraneBiochemical engineeringBiochemistryEngineering

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BiotechnologyCell Physiological PhenomenaDNAElectrophysiologyModels, BiologicalProteins
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