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Team:Paris Bettencourt/Modeling/Assisted diffusion
From 2011.igem.org
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Introduction to the model
The diffusion through the nanotubes is a fast process. This speed can be partially explained by the passive diffusion through the tubes. But what if it is faster? The article from Dubey and Ben-Yehuda suggests that the diffusion is an active process. Several points can be opposed to this statement:
- First, the diffusion is happening with molecule of different natures, that have nothing to do with the natural compoments of a cell
