The phrase
"electrochemical gradient" refers to the difference in electrical charge and chemical composition between two areas. This gradient plays a critical role in cellular processes, as it drives the movement of ions across cell membranes, facilitating various physiological functions.
Full definition
The team behind the technology used a
natural electrochemical gradient in cells within the inner ear of a guinea pig to power a wireless transmitter for up to five hours.
The technology uses a natural
electrochemical gradient in inner ear cells, which in the future could power devices such as a hearing aid or brain implant.
This bad boy produces deep - penetrating, far infrared rays along with negative ions that act on the cell membranes to restore a
proper electrochemical gradient.
One characteristic of almost all living cells is that they pump ions across a membrane to generate
an electrochemical gradient, then use that gradient to make the energy - rich molecule ATP.
Nerve cells use the movement of positively charged sodium and potassium ions across a membrane to create
an electrochemical gradient that drives neural signals.
Along with potassium, they create a membrane potential, or
electrochemical gradient, between cells; the resulting electrical charges carry nerve impulses, contract muscle cells and help regulate your heartbeat.
Potassium is absorbed down
the electrochemical gradient.