Effects of dielectric discontinuities on two charged plates.
Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys
; 76(1 Pt 1): 011920, 2007 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
Counterions in a biological system are charged in water and interact with charged macroions, which are generally made up of hydrocarbons. The dielectric difference between water and the hydrocarbon substrates occurs naturally, and may greatly affect the electrostatic properties of biological systems. Particularly for a slab geometry, bulk counterions that are dissolved in water are driven to the midplane of the slab because of their repulsive interaction with their image charges. The pressure between two charged plates becomes less repulsive since the low dielectric constant of the hydrocarbon substrate creates stronger association between counterions and surface charges as compared to the case of no dielectric discontinuity.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Água
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Modelos Moleculares
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Hidrocarbonetos
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Bicamadas Lipídicas
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Modelos Biológicos
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Modelos Químicos
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En
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Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys
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BIOFISICA
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FISIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2007
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Article