Dissipative particle dynamics simulation study of the bilayer-vesicle transition

Science in China, Series B: Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 743-750

  Wu, Shaogui ^a   Guo, Hongxia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Dissipative particle dynamics; Lipid; Vesicle

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MECHANISMS; SEDIMENTATION; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

BI LAYERS; BI-LAYER STRUCTURES; COARSE GRAINED MODELING; DIMYRISTOYL PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE (DMPC); DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS (DPD); DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS SIMULATION; ENERGY STATE; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; LIPID CHAINS; SIMULATION METHODS; TRANSITION (JEL CLASSIFICATIONS:E52 ,E41 ,E31); TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D); VESICLE FORMATION; WATER MOLECULES;

MOLECULES;

EID: 47749095358     PISSN: 10069291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11426-008-0077-5     Document Type: Article

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