Modes of adhesion of two Janus nanoparticles on the outer or inner side of lipid vesicles
Yu Zhu, Abash Sharma, Eric J. Spangler, Mohamed Laradji
Abstract
Using molecular dynamics simulations of a coarse-grained model, in conjunction with the weighted histogram analysis method, the adhesion modes of two spherical Janus nanoparticles (NPs) on the outer or inner side of lipid vesicles are explored in detail.
Topics & Concepts
VesicleAdhesionJanusMolecular dynamicsBiophysicsChemistryNanoparticleNanotechnologyChemical physicsMaterials scienceComputational chemistryMembraneBiologyBiochemistryOrganic chemistryPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationSurfactants and Colloidal SystemsLipid Membrane Structure and Behavior