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Computational methods and theory for ion channel research

C. Guardiania Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Aerospaziale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, ItalyView further author information
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F. Cecconib CNR - Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi, Rome, Italy;c Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, INFN, Unità-Roma1, Roma, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8351-248XView further author information
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P. Malgarettif Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IEK-11), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Erlangen, GermanyView further author information
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L. Maraglianog Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy, and Center for Synaptic Neuroscience and Technology, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, ItalyView further author information
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M. L. Barabashh Department of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USAView further author information
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G. Camisascaa Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Aerospaziale, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy;i Dipartimento di Fisica, Università Roma Tre, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0789-2641View further author information
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Article: 2080587 | Received 28 Jan 2022, Accepted 15 May 2022, Published online: 17 Jun 2022

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