Abstract
At the cellular level the continuum theories for hydrodynamic diffusion and membrane elastic deformation will be modified by long range molecular level forces of electrodynamic and/or electrostatic origin. This talk will examine two important applications, (a) the intracellular Brownian motion of plasmalemmal vesicles and (b) the formation of intercellular tight and gap junctions, where van der Waals and electric double layer forces are believed to cause significant changes in the mechanical behavior of the cell.
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