Simulation and Animation of Intracellular Diffusion

Abstract

A computer program was created which allowed for the calculation and animation of intracellular diffusion of molecules which diffused from the external space of tissue into the internal space where they were distributed. Time and spatial distribution of the molecule concentration could be displayed on a PC screen. The program wasused for the interpretation of lidocaine effects on the sodium channels of the membraneof spinal sensory ganglioncells.