• DocumentCode
    737427
  • Title

    Cell Phenomena Are Reminiscent of Electric Circuits

  • Author

    Bhaskaran, S. ; Nair, Abhilash S. ; Umesh, P.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Biol. & Bioinf., Univ. of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India
  • Volume
    32
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2013
  • Firstpage
    32
  • Lastpage
    35
  • Abstract
    We have demonstrated an example of a phenomenon inside the living cell that can be modeled the same way as an RC circuit and a few analogues for electric circuits within the cell. This naturally poses the question whether the parallels for all electrical phenomena can be found within the cell, and if so, whether all the cellular processes can be represented as some form of electrical circuits. Are there phenomena inside the cell that require further basic components than in electrical engineering? We hasten to add that analogs phenomena in a physical system and in the real world are nothing new. It so happens that they are not extensively studied in biological systems.
  • Keywords
    RC circuits; cellular biophysics; RC circuit; biological system; cell phenomena; cellular process; electric circuits; electrical phenomena; living cell; Biological system modeling; Systems engineering and theory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Potentials, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-6648
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPOT.2012.2211131
  • Filename
    6407637