Heterogeneity of membrane transport quantified by the analysis of the unidirectional flux transient of charged tracer (Q1119504)
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Heterogeneity of membrane transport quantified by the analysis of the unidirectional flux transient of charged tracer (English)
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1989
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A planar mosaic membrane consists of patches, each with a given area, diffusion coefficient, and mobility of charged tracer; a common electric field, constant in space and time, lies across all the patches. Given the properties of the patches, the transient of the total unidirectional flux (summed over the patches) is predictable. Here we deal with the inverse problem: Given only the observed transient of the total unidirectional flux, the unknown transport heterogeneity of the mosaic membrane is to be analyzed. Results obtained previously for uncharged tracers are generalized to include effects of the field. In particular, the ratio of the arithmetic and harmonic means (both area-weighted) of the diffusion coefficients, evaluated over the membrane, is expressed in terms of only the observed transient and the field strength and is used to characterize the heterogeneity; and the unique exact solution of the inverse problem for two kinds of patches is recovered at any field strength.
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planar mosaic membrane
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diffusion coefficient
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mobility of charged tracer
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common electric field
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observed transient of the total unidirectional flux
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unknown transport heterogeneity
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inverse problem
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