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Nonlinear Self‐Excited Oscillation of a Synthetic Ion‐Channel‐Inspired Membrane
Author(s) -
Ito Taichi,
Yamaguchi Takeo
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200600298
Subject(s) - oscillation (cell signaling) , nonlinear system , membrane , relaxation (psychology) , gating , excited state , swing , signal (programming language) , ion , channel (broadcasting) , ion channel , computer science , physics , materials science , chemistry , biological system , nanotechnology , biophysics , acoustics , telecommunications , atomic physics , quantum mechanics , neuroscience , receptor , biochemistry , biology , programming language
In full swing : Nonlinear oscillations by molecular signals are one of the inherent properties of life. An artificial ion‐gating membrane, which was synthesized from a thermosensitive polymer and a crown ether, generated a relaxation oscillation similar to that of neurons in response to a specific ion signal (see picture).