Calculation of the Phase Behavior of Lipids

Details Calculation of the Phase Behavior of Lipids Calculation of the Phase Behavior of Lipids

1998-02-24

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9802257v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

to appear in Phys.Rev. E

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.57.6973

The self-assembly of monoacyl lipids in solution is studied employing a model in which the lipid's hydrocarbon tail is described within the Rotational Isomeric State framework and is attached to a simple hydrophilic head. Mean-field theory is employed, and the necessary partition function of a single lipid is obtained via a partial enumeration over a large sample of molecular conformations. The influence of the lipid architecture on the transition between the lamellar and inverted-hexagonal phases is calculated, and qualitative agreement with experiment is found.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

No associations

Rating

Calculation of the Phase Behavior of Lipids does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with Calculation of the Phase Behavior of Lipids, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Calculation of the Phase Behavior of Lipids will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-148358