Effects of deformability and thermal motion of lipid membrane on electroporation: By molecular dynamics simulations

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 404, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 684-688

  Sun, Sheng ^a   Yin, Guangyao ^a   Lee, Yi Kuen ^a   Wong, Joseph T Y ^a   Zhang, Tong Yi ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Mechanical property; Membrane electroporation; Molecular dynamics simulations; Thermal motion

Indexed keywords

LIPID; PALMITOYLOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPORATION; FORCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 78651347056     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.12.042     Document Type: Article

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