Thermodynamics of Competitive Molecular Channel Transport: Application to Artificial Nuclear Pores
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Thermodynamics of Competitive Molecular Channel Transport: Application to Artificial Nuclear Pores
In an analytical model channel transport is analyzed as a function of key parameters, determining efficiency and selectivity of particle transport in a competitive molecular environment. These key parameters are the concentration of particles, solvent-channel exchange dynamics, as well as particle-in-channel- and interparticle interaction. These parameters are explicitly related to translocatio...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015160