Physical mechanisms of the interaction between lipid membranes in the aqueous environment

Alexander Schlaich, Bartosz Kowalik, Matej Kanduč, Emanuel Schneck and Roland R. Netz

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2015, vol. 418, issue C, 105-125

Abstract: We review various mechanisms underlying the interaction between biological membranes in their aqueous environment. In the first part we describe van der Waals interactions, derive generally-applicable density functional expressions for solute-mediated interactions with a focus on electrostatic interactions across aqueous electrolytes, and discuss interaction mechanisms involving the overlap of structured interfacial water layers. We then turn our attention to the long-debated hydration repulsion and review its quantitative investigation using classical molecular dynamics simulations.

Keywords: Membrane interactions; Hydration repulsion; Classical density functional theory; Electrostatic interactions; Order parameters; MD simulations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2014.06.088

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