# Memristive model of electro-osmosis in skin.

@article{Johnsen2011MemristiveMO,
title={Memristive model of electro-osmosis in skin.},
author={Gorm Krogh Johnsen and C. A. L{\"u}tken and Orjan Grottem Martinsen and Sverre Grimnes},
journal={Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics},
year={2011},
volume={83 3 Pt 1},
pages={
031916
}
}
• G. K. Johnsen, +1 author S. Grimnes
• Published 2011
• Materials Science, Medicine
• Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics
We show that some of the nonlinear conductance properties of electro-osmosis in sweat-duct capillaries may be modeled by a memristive circuit. This includes both the observed phase shift and amplitude modulation of the electrical current response to a simple harmonic driving potential. Memristive sytems may therefore be expected to play a role in modeling the electrical properties of skin, and perhaps also in other systems where nonlinearities are observed in their bioimpedance.
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