Self-assembly of mixtures of a dendrimer and lipids: Effects of hydrophobicity and electrostatics

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 534-539

  Lee, Hwankyu ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

dendrimer lipid interaction; liposome; micelle; molecular dynamics simulation

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC LIPIDS; BI-LAYER; COARSE-GRAINED FORCE FIELDS; DENDRIMER-LIPID INTERACTION; DIMYRISTOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTIONS; LIPID CHARGE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; ZWITTERIONIC LIPIDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROSTATICS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPIDS; LIPOSOMES; MICELLES; MIXTURES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

DENDRIMERS;

EID: 84862112773     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2011.633519     Document Type: Article

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