Structure and dynamics of model pore insertion into a membrane

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3083-3094

  Lopez, Carlos F ^a,c   Nielsen, Steve O ^a   Ensing, Bernd ^a   Moore, Preston B ^b   Klein, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBE; LIPID;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 17844379740     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.053769     Document Type: Article

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