A coarse-grained molecular dynamics investigation of the phase behavior of DPPC/cholesterol mixtures

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 185, Issue , 2015, Pages 88-98

  Zhang, Yawen ^a   Lervik, Anders ^a   Seddon, John ^a   Bresme, Fernando ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cholestrol; Computer simulations; Lipid diffusion; Lipids; Phase coexistence

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; LIPID BILAYER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; ENERGY; GEL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LIPID BILAYER; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; METABOLISM;

1,2-DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; CHOLESTEROL; DIFFUSION; LIPID BILAYERS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 84921473909     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: 18732941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2014.07.011     Document Type: Article

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