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It is shown here that precision is gained by analyzing the interferometric spectra directly from the interferograms, with no previous Fourier transformation to put them in the standard frequency domain. The method is based on the…
A numerical study within the framework of the Poisson-Nernst-Planck equations is conducted to investigate electrostatic screening of charged bio-molecules within synthetic pores having diameters of at least 10 Debye lengths. We show that…
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