A probabilistic algorithm for optimising the steady-state diffusional flux into a partially absorbing body

Abstract Cells in an aqueous environment absorb diffusing nutrient molecules through nanoscale protein channels in their outer membranes. Assuming that there are constraints on the number of such channels a cell can produce, we ask the question: given a nondepleting source of nutrients, what is the...

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Main Authors: Kyriacos Nicolaou, Bela M. Mulder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-49566-4