Geometrical properties of gel and fluid clusters in DMPC/DSPC bilayers: Monte Carlo simulation approach using a two-state model

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 2425-2441

  Sugár, István P ^a   Michonova Alexova, Ekaterina ^a   Chong, Parkson Lee Gau ^b  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DISTEAROYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BLEACHING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FLUID FLOW; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GEL; GEOMETRY; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITION; PREDICTION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0034755956     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(01)75890-0     Document Type: Article

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