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Mimicking biological ion channels using boron nitride nanotubes

Date

Authors

Hilder, Tamsyn

Gordon, Daniel

Chung, Shin-Ho

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Inc)

Abstract

Biological ion channels act to control a wide variety of cell functions by regulating the movement of charged ions across the cell membrane. The ability to mimic these ion channels would facilitate the development of unique biosensors, filtration devices

Keywords

Keywords: Biological ion channels; Boron nitride nanotubes; Cell functions; Charged ions; Energy profile; Filtration devices; Ion channel; Silicon nitride membrane; Stochastic dynamics; Synthetic ion channels; Water molecule; Biosensors; Boron; Cell membranes; Cyto Boron nitride nanotubes; Molecular dynamics; Stochastic dynamics; Synthetic ion channels

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/83811

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Proceedings of International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN 2010)

Type

Conference paper

DOI

10.1109/ICONN.2010.6045155

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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