A nonlinear elasticity model of macromolecular conformational change induced by electrostatic forces

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Volumn 340, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 135-164

  Zhou, Y C ^a   Holst, Michael ^a   McCammon, J Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuum modeling; Coupled system; Electrostatic force; Fixed point; Macromolecular conformational change; Nonlinear elasticity; Poisson Boltzmann equation

Indexed keywords

EID: 37449015088     PISSN: 0022247X     EISSN: 10960813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmaa.2007.07.084     Document Type: Article

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