Electric impedance of marine egg membranes.
Electric impedance of marine egg membranes.
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10.1039/tf9373300966
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发表时间:
1937-01-01
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Cole, KS
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Cole, KS
Soon after the announcement of Ohm’s law in 1827, attempts were made to determine the direct current electrical resistance of biological materials. As methods became available, measurements were made with alternating current, first at low frequency and more recently at higher and higher frequencies. A similar development in the technique of interpretation of the data, led by Hober, l Philippson, 2 and Fricke, 3 has evolved a fairly general picture of the electrical properties of living cell structures.The cell membrane has a high resistance to direct current and low frequency alternating current, but the thickness and dielectric constant are such that it also acts as a condenser with a large capacity per unit area. From measurements at moderately high frequencies, where the current can flow through this membrane capacity, the cell interior is found to be a relatively homogeneous electrolytic conductor. To put these interpretations on a quantitative basis, it is necessary to have an adequate analytical representation of the current flow around and through the cells. The theory of suspensions of spherical cells is rather simple and is directly applicable to marine eggs.