Pores Form Only At Filter's Nanopores (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Pores Form Only At Filter's Nanopores

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A small voltage opens a pore in the cell membrane only at the position of a pore in the water filter, allowing molecules to flow into the cell cytoplasm without traumatizing the cell.

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Graphic by Yuhong Cao, UC Berkeley

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