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IN several biological systems electrical phenomena across membranes of 100 Å thickness are important. As yet there has been no straightforward way of measuring electrical phenomena in such membranes. If these membranes are activated, a potential difference of about 100 mV is usually built up across them, corresponding to a field strength of about 105 V/cm.
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JUNGE, W., WITT, H. Analysis of Electrical Phenomena in Membranes and Interfaces by Absorption Changes. Nature 222, 1062 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2221062a0
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