Molecular dynamics simulations of lipid membrane electroporation

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 245, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 531-543

  Delemotte, Lucie ^a,b   Tarek, Mounir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b Temple University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric field; Millisecond pulse; Nanopore; Nanopulse

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME; MEMBRANE LIPID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPORATION; LIPID BILAYER; LIPID MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD;

ALGORITHMS; ELECTROPORATION; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPOSOMES; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLVENTS; WATER;

EID: 84867841541     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: 14321424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-012-9434-6     Document Type: Article

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