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D Peter Tieleman1, Hari Leontiadou, Alan E Mark, Siewert-Jan Marrink.
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We describe computer simulations of pore formation and membrane rupture of phospholipid bilayers under mechanical and electrical stress. On the nanosecond simulation time scale, pores are induced by a lateral pressure exceeding -200 bar or by an applied electric field of 0.5 V/nm.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12785774 DOI: 10.1021/ja029504i
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419