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ArticleBiophysical journal2005

Coupling field theory with continuum mechanics: a simulation of domain formation in giant unilamellar vesicles.

Gary S Ayton, J Liam McWhirter, Patrick McMurtry, Gregory A Voth

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Article in Biophysical journal, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Multiscale simulation of protein mediated membrane remodeling.Seminars in cell & developmental biology · 2010
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  14. The molecular face of lipid rafts in model membranes.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2008
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  15. Verification, validation and sensitivity studies in computational biomechanics.Computer methods in biomechanics and biomedical engineering · 2007
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Gary S AytonCenter for Biophysical Modeling and Simulation and Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA.
J Liam McWhirter
Patrick McMurtry
Gregory A Voth

Funding

New Method for Biomembrane SimulationsR01GM063796 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI VOTH, GREGORY A. · 2001 to 2025
$6.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM63796NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM063796
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Domain formation is modeled on the surface of giant unilamellar vesicles using a Landau field theory model for phase coexistence coupled to elastic deformation mechanics (e.g., membrane curvature). Smooth particle applied mechanics, a form of smoothed particle continuum mechanics, is used to solve either the time-dependent Landau-Ginzburg or Cahn-Hilliard free-energy models for the composition dynamics. At the same time, the underlying elastic membrane is modeled using smooth particle applied mechanics, resulting in a unified computational scheme capable of treating the response of the composition fields to arbitrary deformations of the vesicle and vice versa. The results indicate that curvature coupling, along with the field theory model for composition free energy, gives domain formations that are correlated with surface defects on the vesicle. In the case that external deformations are included, the domain structures are seen to respond to such deformations. The present simulation capability provides a significant step forward toward the simulation of realistic cellular membrane processes.

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Biomechanical PhenomenaBiophysical PhenomenaBiophysicsElasticityLiposomesModels, ChemicalThermodynamicsLiposomes

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PMID15792968
PMCPMC1305619

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