Ion transport through biological channels

The transport of ions across single-molecule protein nanochannels is important both in the biological context and in proposed nanotechnological applications. Here we discuss these systems from the perspective of non-equilibrium physics, and in particular, whether the concepts underlying the physics of diffusive and electrokinetic transport can be employed to predict and understand these systems. [Contrib Sci 11(2): 181-188 (2015)]Keywords: ionic transport · protein channels · non-equilibrium physics · Poisson-Nernst-Planck equation · molecular dynamic