Open AccessBehavior of the voltage produced by an electrode in a membrane by means of the finite element method
Author(s) -
Fernando Mesa,
Diana Marcela Devia Narváez,
Germán Correa Vélez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1704/1/012004
Subject(s) - finite element method , electrode , voltage , excitation , electric field , membrane , membrane potential , point (geometry) , materials science , electrical network , geometry , electric potential , mechanics , physics , electrical engineering , chemistry , mathematics , engineering , thermodynamics , biochemistry , quantum mechanics
The spatial distribution of an electrical potential in a cell membrane subjected to an electric field was numerically obtained using an equivalent electrical circuit where the spatial variables that depend on the geometry are combined and an electrical circuit that relates the dynamics in the time of said excitation in four branches that represent the middle. It was observed that the potential decreases linearly in the geometry of the membrane due to the characteristics of the medium (sodium, potassium). On the other hand, the finite element method was developed for a two-dimensional domain that represents the geometry of a membrane, in such a way that it is possible to qualitatively analyze the behavior of the potential at any point of the membrane for an electrical pulse (electrode).