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Dynamics of active nematic defects on the surface of a sphere
Yi-Heng Zhang, Markus Deserno, Zhan-Chun Tu
A nematic liquid crystal confined to the surface of a sphere exhibits topological defects of total charge due to the topological constraint. In equilibrium, the nematic field…
Optimal coarse-grained site selection in elastic network models of biomolecules
Patrick Diggins, Changjiang Liu, Markus Deserno +1
Elastic network models, simple structure-based representations of biomolecules where atoms interact via short-range harmonic potentials, provide great insight into a molecule's int…
Folding and insertion thermodynamics of the transmembrane WALP peptide
Tristan Bereau, W. F. Drew Bennett, Jim Pfaendtner +2
The anchor of most integral membrane proteins consists of one or several helices spanning the lipid bilayer. The WALP peptide, GWW(LA)(L)WWA, is a common model helix to study t…
Cylindrical confinement of semiflexible polymers
Pablo Vázquez-Montejo, Zachary McDargh, Markus Deserno +1
Equilibrium states of a closed semiflexible polymer binding to a cylinder are described. This may be either by confinement or by constriction. Closed completely bound states are la…
Computational studies of biomembrane systems: Theoretical considerations, simulation models, and applications
Markus Deserno, Kurt Kremer, Harald Paulsen +2
This chapter summarizes several approaches combining theory, simulation and experiment that aim for a better understanding of phenomena in lipid bilayers and membrane protein syste…
Effective field theory approach to fluctuation-induced forces between colloids at an interface
Cem Yolcu, Ira Z. Rothstein, Markus Deserno
We discuss an effective field theory (EFT) approach to the computation of fluctuation-induced interactions between particles bound to a thermally fluctuating fluid surface controll…