First Advisor

Makoto Takeo

Term of Graduation

Summer 1983

Date of Publication

8-22-1983

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.) in Physics

Department

Physics

Language

English

Subjects

Electrodiffusion, Ion flow dynamics, Bilayer lipid membranes

DOI

10.15760/etd.3237

Physical Description

1 online resource (2, x, 54 pages)

Abstract

The question of how ions interact with each other and with the potential energy barrier in thin lipid bilayer membranes has interested investigators for several years. The application of electrodiffusion theory to the study of this question is the central theme of this work. We have calculated current-voltage curves for barriers of various shapes and heights, in each case by means of numerically integrating the exact electrodiffusion equation as well as this same equation in the constant field approximation. We have also calculated the total charge in the membrane for the same conditions under which we have calculated the current-voltage curves.

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