Membrane Tubulation by Elongated and Patchy Nanoparticles
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Membrane tubulation by elongated and patchy nanoparticles
Advances in nanotechnology lead to an increasing interest in how nanoparticles interact with biomembranes. Nanoparticles are wrapped spontaneously by biomembranes if the adhesive interactions between the particles and membranes compensate for the cost of membrane bending. In the last years, the cooperative wrapping of spherical nanoparticles in membrane tubules has been observed in experiments ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Advanced Materials Interfaces
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2196-7350
DOI: 10.1002/admi.201600325