Multiscale modeling of systems with confined electrolytes

Macroscopic models of physiological materials describe often tissues as passive homogeneous electric materials. At the mesoscopic level, these materials are typically composed of cells or other structures of similar scale which can be considered as confined electrolytes. Conduction and polarization of these structures can be effectively described by means of density functional theories. In this presentation it will be shown how computations for confined electrolytes can be used to build effective macroscopic models. In particular, we interpret the macroscopic conductivity and polarizability in terms of the properties of the confined electrolytes, analyzed by means of dissipative dynamics.