Cluster buckling as a result of compression-bending balance in lipid bilayer

Authors
Marek, J
Citation
J. Marek, Cluster buckling as a result of compression-bending balance in lipid bilayer, GEN PHYSL B, 19(4), 2000, pp. 405-414
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology
Journal title
GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOPHYSICS
ISSN journal
02315882 → ACNP
Volume
19
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
405 - 414
Database
ISI
SICI code
0231-5882(200012)19:4<405:CBAARO>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A new approach supporting the possibility of cluster buckling during the ma in phase transition in the lipid bilayer is presented. The elastic energy i s calculated via harmonic approximation which yields the potential minimum in the case of buckling cluster, if critical cluster size is achieved. The significance of this event for interbilayer interaction in multilamellar ve sicles is discussed.