Interactions of carbon nanotube with lipid bilayer membranes

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Capaldi, Franco M ^a   Gangupomu, Vamshi K ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BI-LAYER; BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULE; CHOLESTEROL CONTENT; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; LIPID BILAYER MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NON EQUILIBRIUM; RUPTURE FORCES;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CHOLESTEROL; DRUG DELIVERY; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FREE ENERGY; GENES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

LIPID BILAYERS;

EID: 79959235037     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/830436     Document Type: Article

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