Towards a quantum approach to cell membrane electrodynamics

TL;DR

This paper proposes a quantum mechanical framework for understanding cell membrane electrodynamics, emphasizing the role of quantum tunneling effects in ion transfer processes, which classical theories cannot adequately describe.

Contribution

It introduces a quantum approach to membrane electrodynamics, highlighting the importance of quantum tunneling in ion transfer across cell membranes.

Findings

Quantum action A is approximately 14 x 10^-34 J.s.

Classical models are insufficient for membrane electrodynamics.

Ion transfer may occur via quantum tunneling mechanisms.

Abstract

The ultimate active constituents of the living medium, membranes, ions and molecules, are at the level of the nanometer. Their interactions thus require a quantum processing. The characteristic Action A, linked to the "quantum objects" : ions, radicals, water molecule... of the living medium, has an average value of A ~= 14.10-34 J.s or A ~= 2 h . It is thus strictly impossible to formulate a realistic "classical " theory of membrane electrodynamics. The transfer of the sodium ion - among others - could be then ensured under the action of a Tunnel effect, (with Hartman?s mechanism) specific to the channel and the ion transferred.