Equations of Membrane Biophysics

PrefaceChapter 1 Introduction ReferencesChapter 2 Basic Principles I. Thermodynamic Concepts II. Electrostatics III. Physical and Electrochemical Principles ReferencesChapter 3 Electrochemistry of Solutions and Membranes I. The Debye-Hiickel Theory II. Debye-Hiickel Theory and Activity Coefficients III. Debye-Hiickel Theory and Electrolyte Conductance IV. Distribution of Ions and Potential Differences at Interfaces V. Electrokinetic Phenomena VI. Donnan Equilibrium VII. Donnan Equilibrium in Charged Membranes VIII. Membrane Potential IX. Some Applications of the Double-Layer Theory X. Model-System Approach to Evaluation of Surface Charge Density ReferencesChapter 4 Electrical Potentials across Membranes I. Bi- and Multi-Ionic Potentials II. Determination of Selectivity Coefficients Kpotij III. Integration of Nernst-Planck Flux Equation IV. Other Models V. Liquid Membranes VI. Thermodynamic Approach to Isothermal Membrane Potenti; VII. Kinetic Approach to Membrane Potentials ReferencesChapter 5 Kinetic Models of Membrane Transport I. Equations of Enzyme Kinetics II. Schematic Method of Deriving Rate Equations III. Enzyme Kinetics of Mediated Transport IV. Eyring Model for Membrane Permeation V. Eyring Model and Biological Membranes VI. Model for Lipid-Soluble Ions VII. Model for Carriers of Small Ions VIII. Models for Channel-Forming Ionophores ReferencesChapter 6 Steady-State Thermodynamic Approach to Membrane Transport I. Basic Principles II. Electrical Parameters III. Electrokinetic Phenomena IV. Transport of a Solution of Nonelectrolyte across a Simple Membrane V. Permeation of Electrolyte Solution through a Membrane VI. Nature of Water Flow across Membranes ReferencesChapter 7 Impedance, Cable Theory, and Hodgkinhuxley Equations I. Impedance II. Elements of the Cable Theory III. Models to Relate Input Impedance to Electrical Cell Constants IV. Hodgkin-Huxley Equations ReferencesChapter 8 Fluctuation Analysis of the Electrical Properties of the Membrane I. Nonmathematical Description of Noise Analysis II. Statistical Concepts III. Mathematical Preliminaries IV. Spectral Density and Rayleigh's Theorem V. Spectral Density and Source Impedance VI. Filters VII. Correlation Function and Spectra VIII. Types of Noise Sources ReferencesIndex