ArticleEuropean biophysics journal : EBJ1993
Flexoelectric effects in model and native membranes containing ion channels.
Article in European biophysics journal : EBJ, 1993. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Flexoelectricity in Biological Materials and Its Potential Applications in Biomedical Research.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Acoustic neuromodulation from a basic science prospective.Journal of therapeutic ultrasound · 2016Review
- The capacitance and electromechanical coupling of lipid membranes close to transitions: the effect of electrostriction.Biophysical journal · 2012Article
- Piezoelectric nanoribbons for monitoring cellular deformations.Nature nanotechnology · 2012Article
- Voltage-induced membrane displacement in patch pipettes activates mechanosensitive channels.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 1999Article
- Membrane-pipette interactions underlie delayed voltage activation of mechanosensitive channels in Xenopus oocytes.Biophysical journal · 1999Article
- Voltage-dependent membrane displacements measured by atomic force microscopy.The Journal of general physiology · 1998Article
- Mechanosensitivity of cell membranes. Ion channels, lipid matrix and cytoskeleton.European biophysics journal : EBJ · 1994Review
- Electromechanical models of the outer hair cell composite membrane.The Journal of membrane biologyReview
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Abstract
An experimental study of flexoelectricity in model membranes containing ion pores and native membranes containing ion channels has been undertaken with the objective of determining the relationship, if any, between flexoelectricity and ion transport. Model membrane patches containing ion pores induced by a blue-green algal toxin, microcystin-LR, and locust muscle membrane patches containing potassium channels were studied using patch-clamp techniques. A correspondence was established between the presence of open channels and pores and the amplitude of the 1st harmonic of the total membrane current when the membranes or patches were subjected to pressure oscillations. The 2nd harmonic of the membrane current provided a measure of the amplitude of a membrane curvature induced by pressure, thus making it possible to determine the membrane flexoelectric coefficient. This study shows that flexoelectricity could be an effective driving force for ion transport through membrane pores and channels, thus further highlighting the possible biological significance of this mechano-electric phenomenon.
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