Ionic current enhancement through localised membrane geometrical deformation
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Acknowledgement
The authors acknowledge funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7 20072013) ERC Grant Agreement No. 306587.
Author contributions:
M.T.K. and A.J. designed the methodology. M.T.K. implemented the simulations. M.T.K. and A.J. wrote the manuscript.
Disclosure statement:
No competing financial interests exist.
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