A novel method for measuring the bending rigidity of model lipid membranes by simulating tethers

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 125, Issue 20, 2006, Pages

  Harmandaris, Vagelis A ^a   Deserno, Markus ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; LIPIDS; RIGIDITY;

BENDING RIGIDITIES; COARSE-GRAINED BILAYER MODELS; QUADRATIC CONTINUUM THEORY;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

LIPOSOME;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; ELASTICITY; LIPID BILAYER; MECHANICAL STRESS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPOSOMES; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33751577958     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2372761     Document Type: Article

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