Relaxation of a simulated lipid bilayer vesicle compressed by an atomic force microscope

Ben M. Barlow, Martine Bertrand, and Béla Joós
Phys. Rev. E 94, 052408 – Published 15 November 2016

Abstract

Using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations, we study the relaxation of bilayer vesicles, uniaxially compressed by an atomic force microscope cantilever. The relaxation time exhibits a strong force dependence. Force-compression curves are very similar to recent experiments wherein giant unilamellar vesicles were compressed in a nearly identical manner.

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  • Received 5 May 2016
  • Revised 21 August 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.94.052408

©2016 American Physical Society

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Physics of Living Systems

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Ben M. Barlow, Martine Bertrand, and Béla Joós*

  • Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Physics, University of Ottawa Campus, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5

  • *Corresponding author: bjoos@uottawa.ca

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Vol. 94, Iss. 5 — November 2016

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