{"product_id":"biomembrane-simulations-9781498799799","title":"Biomembrane Simulations","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDue to recent advancements in the development of numerical algorithms and computational hardware, computer simulations of biological membranes, often requiring use of substantial computational resources, are now reaching a mature stage. Since molecular processes in membranes occur on a multitude of spatial and time scales, molecular simulations of membranes can also serve as a testing ground for use of multi-scale simulation techniques. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book addresses some of the important issues related to understanding properties and behavior of model biological membranes and it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShows how simulations improve our understanding of biological membranes and makes connections with experimental results.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents a careful discussion of the force fields used in the membrane simulations including detailed all-atom fields and coarse-grained fields.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents a continuum description of membranes.\u003c\/li\u003e\u0026lt;\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeries Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Force Fields for Biomembranes Simulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlexander P. Lyubartsev and Alexander L. Rabinovich\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Mesoscopic Particle-Based Modeling of Self-Assembled Lipid Membranes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMohamed Laradji and Maria Maddalena Sperotto\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Continuum Elastic Description of Processes in Membranes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlexander J. Sodt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Water between Membranes: Structure and Dynamics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSotiris Samatas, Carles Calero, Fausto Martelli, and Giancarlo Franzese\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Simulation Approaches to Short-Range Interactions between Lipid Membranes . . . . . . . . . . 89\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatej Kanduč, Alexander Schlaich, Bartosz Kowalik, Amanuel Wolde-Kidan,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoland R. Netz, and Emanuel Schneck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Free-Energy Calculations of Pore Formation in Lipid Membranes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eN. Awasthi and J. S. Hub\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Free Energy Calculation of Membrane Translocation: What Works When, and Why?. . . . . 125\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNihit Pokhrel and Lutz Maibaum\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. Theories and Algorithms for Molecular Permeation through Membranes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlfredo E. Cardenas and Ron Elber\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. Nanoparticle–Membrane Interactions: Surface Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eG. Rossi, S. Salassi, F. Simonelli, A. Bartocci, and L. Monticelli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. Simulations of Membranes Containing General Anesthetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePál Jedlovszky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. Cation-Mediated Nanodomain Formation in Mixed Lipid Bilayers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSai J. Ganesan, Hongcheng Xu, and Silvina Matysiak\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Gram-Negative Bacterial Membranes . . . . . . . . . . . . 213\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSyma Khalid, Graham Saunders, and Taylor Haynes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578123817303,"sku":"9781498799799","price":147.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498799799.jpg?v=1746097997","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/biomembrane-simulations-9781498799799","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}