Steered Molecular Dynamics of Lipid Membrane Indentation by Carbon and Silicon-Carbide Nanotubes—The Impact of Indenting Angle Uncertainty

Due to the semi-liquid nature and uneven morphologies of biological membranes, indentation may occur in a range of non-ideal conditions. These conditions are relatively unstudied and may alter the physical characteristics of the process. One of the basic challenges in the construction of nanoindente...

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Autores principales: Przemysław Raczyński, Krzysztof Górny, Piotr Bełdowski, Steven Yuvan, Beata Marciniak, Zbigniew Dendzik
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b36022c2848a49a1b024678c4ffe6b662021-11-11T19:02:58ZSteered Molecular Dynamics of Lipid Membrane Indentation by Carbon and Silicon-Carbide Nanotubes—The Impact of Indenting Angle Uncertainty10.3390/s212170111424-8220https://doaj.org/article/b36022c2848a49a1b024678c4ffe6b662021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/21/7011https://doaj.org/toc/1424-8220Due to the semi-liquid nature and uneven morphologies of biological membranes, indentation may occur in a range of non-ideal conditions. These conditions are relatively unstudied and may alter the physical characteristics of the process. One of the basic challenges in the construction of nanoindenters is to appropriately align the nanotube tip and approach the membrane at a perpendicular angle. To investigate the impact of deviations from this ideal, we performed non-equilibrium steered molecular dynamics simulations of the indentation of phospholipid membranes by homogeneous CNT and non-homogeneous SiCNT indenters. We used various angles, rates, and modes of indentation, and the withdrawal of the relative indenter out of the membrane in corresponding conditions was simulated.Przemysław RaczyńskiKrzysztof GórnyPiotr BełdowskiSteven YuvanBeata MarciniakZbigniew DendzikMDPI AGarticlenanotubessteered molecular dynamicsbiological membranesindentationdrug deliverynanoneedleChemical technologyTP1-1185ENSensors, Vol 21, Iss 7011, p 7011 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic nanotubes
steered molecular dynamics
biological membranes
indentation
drug delivery
nanoneedle
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
spellingShingle nanotubes
steered molecular dynamics
biological membranes
indentation
drug delivery
nanoneedle
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Przemysław Raczyński
Krzysztof Górny
Piotr Bełdowski
Steven Yuvan
Beata Marciniak
Zbigniew Dendzik
Steered Molecular Dynamics of Lipid Membrane Indentation by Carbon and Silicon-Carbide Nanotubes—The Impact of Indenting Angle Uncertainty
description Due to the semi-liquid nature and uneven morphologies of biological membranes, indentation may occur in a range of non-ideal conditions. These conditions are relatively unstudied and may alter the physical characteristics of the process. One of the basic challenges in the construction of nanoindenters is to appropriately align the nanotube tip and approach the membrane at a perpendicular angle. To investigate the impact of deviations from this ideal, we performed non-equilibrium steered molecular dynamics simulations of the indentation of phospholipid membranes by homogeneous CNT and non-homogeneous SiCNT indenters. We used various angles, rates, and modes of indentation, and the withdrawal of the relative indenter out of the membrane in corresponding conditions was simulated.
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author Przemysław Raczyński
Krzysztof Górny
Piotr Bełdowski
Steven Yuvan
Beata Marciniak
Zbigniew Dendzik
author_facet Przemysław Raczyński
Krzysztof Górny
Piotr Bełdowski
Steven Yuvan
Beata Marciniak
Zbigniew Dendzik
author_sort Przemysław Raczyński
title Steered Molecular Dynamics of Lipid Membrane Indentation by Carbon and Silicon-Carbide Nanotubes—The Impact of Indenting Angle Uncertainty
title_short Steered Molecular Dynamics of Lipid Membrane Indentation by Carbon and Silicon-Carbide Nanotubes—The Impact of Indenting Angle Uncertainty
title_full Steered Molecular Dynamics of Lipid Membrane Indentation by Carbon and Silicon-Carbide Nanotubes—The Impact of Indenting Angle Uncertainty
title_fullStr Steered Molecular Dynamics of Lipid Membrane Indentation by Carbon and Silicon-Carbide Nanotubes—The Impact of Indenting Angle Uncertainty
title_full_unstemmed Steered Molecular Dynamics of Lipid Membrane Indentation by Carbon and Silicon-Carbide Nanotubes—The Impact of Indenting Angle Uncertainty
title_sort steered molecular dynamics of lipid membrane indentation by carbon and silicon-carbide nanotubes—the impact of indenting angle uncertainty
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/b36022c2848a49a1b024678c4ffe6b66
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