Application of Irreversible Thermodynamics to Biological Membrane Transport Phenomena

An application of Onsager's Theory is made to biological transport phenomena. By transforming the coefficient matrix (the Onsager L matrix) to the diagonal form we obtain a new relation between the entropy production and the state parameters (flows or forces) of the system. Active transport across a biological membrane can be studied in terms of the translation of the origin of the system in this new picture.

Grantor dc:publisher

Creighton University

Year dc:date.issued

1973

Author dc:creator

• Lau, Ying Tung

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kennedy, Robert E.

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• A non-exclusive distribution right is granted to Creighton University and to ProQuest following the publishing model selected above.

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en_US

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http://hdl.handle.net/10504/127359

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:cdr.creighton.edu:10504/127359