Modelling and simulations of multi-component lipid membranes and open membranes via diffuse interface approaches

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-371

  Wang, Xiaoqiang ^a   Du, Qiang ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffuse interface model; Lipid bilayer; Multi component membrane; Numerical simulation; Open membrane; Phase field model; Vesicle membrane

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME; MEMBRANE LIPID;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; LIPID BILAYER; SURFACE TENSION;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPOSOMES; MEMBRANE LIPIDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 36749080310     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-007-0118-2     Document Type: Article

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