Lipid bilayer mechanics
Lipid bilayer mechanics is the study of the physical material properties of lipid bilayers, classifying bilayer behavior with stress and strain rather than biochemical interactions. Local point deformations such as membrane protein interactions are typically modelled with the complex theory of biological liquid crystals but the mechanical properties of a homogeneous bilayer are often characterized in terms of only three mechanical elastic moduli: the area expansion modulus Ka, a bending modulus Kb and an edge energy . For fluid bilayers the shear modulus is by definition zero, as the free rearrangement of molecules within plane means that the structure will not support shear stresses. These mechanical properties affect several membrane-mediated biological processes. In particular, the valu
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
primaryTopic
Lipid bilayer mechanics
Lipid bilayer mechanics is the study of the physical material properties of lipid bilayers, classifying bilayer behavior with stress and strain rather than biochemical interactions. Local point deformations such as membrane protein interactions are typically modelled with the complex theory of biological liquid crystals but the mechanical properties of a homogeneous bilayer are often characterized in terms of only three mechanical elastic moduli: the area expansion modulus Ka, a bending modulus Kb and an edge energy . For fluid bilayers the shear modulus is by definition zero, as the free rearrangement of molecules within plane means that the structure will not support shear stresses. These mechanical properties affect several membrane-mediated biological processes. In particular, the valu
has abstract
Lipid bilayer mechanics is the ...... ically activated ion channels.
@en
Wikipage page ID
21,451,766
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
1,022,779,652
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
wikiPageUsesTemplate
type
comment
Lipid bilayer mechanics is the ...... esses. In particular, the valu
@en
label
Lipid bilayer mechanics
@en