Ion channels are naturally occurring pores through the proteins that regulate the passage of ions and thus maintain the concentration of ions inside and outside the cell. The ion channels control many physiological functions and they can show selectivity for a specific ion. Ion channels are mostly observed in nerve cells and muscle cells. The influx of ions into cells can be regulated by a gate...

Adopt ion of the most ef fect ive methods of contracept ion requires ind iv idua l dec is ion-making and negot ia t ion wi th con t racep t i ve providers. In order to take account of both behavioral elements, a twodimensional f ramework for understanding contracept ive adoption and cont inuat ion by unmarried young is proposed, incorporat ing a "socialpsycho log ica l m o d e l " of i nd i v i...

We report the synthesis of a crystalline cyclic organoboron compound that shows an anomalous Li-ion conduction behaviour with specific composition and method of insertion of a Li salt. The enhanced ionic conductivity of crystalline boric ester/LiTFSI prepared by the grinding method should be due to the formation of regulated ion-conduction channels scaffolded by boron-anion interaction.

A highly specific interaction between a metal-deficient metalloenzyme and metal ion has been utilized in the selective detection of the metal ion by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy (SPRS). The use of SPRS and Cu-demetallated superoxide dismutase (E,Zn-SOD1) as a sensing actuator allows one to selectively and in situ detect Cu2+ without any interference that other spectroscopic methods ma...

We present a Ginzburg-Landau theory of solvation of ions in polar binary mixtures. The solvation free energy arising from the ion-dipole interaction can strongly depend on the composition and the ion species. Most crucial in phase separation is then the difference in the solvation free energy between the two phases, which is the origin of the Galvani potential difference known in electrochemist...

The interaction of ion channels with the actin-based cytoskeleton in epithelial cells not only maintains the polarized expression of ion channels within specific membrane domains, it also functions in the intracellular trafficking and regulation of channel activity. Initial evidence supporting an interaction between epithelial ion channels and the actin-based cytoskeleton came from patch-clamp ...

We present a theoretical description of the effect of polyvalent ions on the interaction between titratable macroions. The model system consists of two point-like macroions with dissociable sites, immersed in an asymmetric ionic mixture of monovalent and polyvalent salts. We formulate a dressed ion strong coupling theory, based on the decomposition of the asymmetric ionic mixture into a weakly ...