Membrane fluctuations around inclusions

Journal of Computer-Aided Materials Design

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 103-109

  Santangelo, Christian D ^a   Farago, Oded ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Membranes; Proteins; Surface tension; Thermal fluctuations

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION ALGORITHMS; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROTEINS; SURFACE TENSION;

ANALYTICAL APPROXIMATION; FINITE SURFACE TENSION; THERMAL FLUCTUATIONS;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

EID: 43249128099     PISSN: 09281045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10820-007-9081-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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