Coupling field theory with mesoscopic dynamical simulations of multicomponent lipid bilayers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 3242-3263

  McWhirter, J Liam ^a   Ayton, Gary ^a   Voth, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; ELASTICITY; ENERGY; LIPID BILAYER; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SIMULATION; STRESS; TECHNIQUE; THEORETICAL MODEL; YOUNG MODULUS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; MACROMOLECULE; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MOTION; PHASE TRANSITION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIPID BILAYERS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOTION; PHASE TRANSITION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 16344388803     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.045716     Document Type: Article

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