4 papers
Cracking donuts and sorting lipids: Geometry controls archaeal membrane stability and lipid organization
Felix Frey, Miguel Amaral, AnÄela Å ariÄ
Cells are defined by lipid membranes that differ in their structure across the tree of life. While the membranes of most bacteria and eukaryotes consist of single-headed bilayer li…
Beads, springs and fields: particle-based vs continuum models in cell biophysics
Valerio Sorichetti, Juraj Májek, Ivan Palaia +4
Quantitative modeling has become an essential tool in modern biophysics, driven by advances in both experimental techniques and theoretical frameworks. Powerful high-resolution tec…
A non-reciprocal model for morphogenesis in symbiosis
Maitane Muñoz-Basagoiti, Michael Wassermair, Miguel Amaral +2
The shape of a cell influences, and it is influenced by its interactions with its neighbours. Here, we introduce a coarse-grained computational model of non-reciprocal interactions…
A tutorial for mesoscale computer simulations of lipid membranes: tether pulling, tubulation and fluctuation
Maitane Muñoz-Basagoiti, Felix Frey, Billie Meadowcroft +3
Lipid membranes and membrane deformations are a long-standing area of research in soft matter and biophysics. Computer simulations have complemented analytical and experimental app…