Physical mechanisms of the interaction between lipid membranes in the aqueous environment

Journal
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications  
Volume
418
Start Page
105
End Page
125
Citation
Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 418: 105-125 (2015)
Publisher DOI
10.1016/j.physa.2014.06.088
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84910083797
We review various mechanisms underlying the interaction between biological membranes in their aqueous environment. In the first part we describe van der Waals interactions, derive generally-applicable density functional expressions for solute-mediated interactions with a focus on electrostatic interactions across aqueous electrolytes, and discuss interaction mechanisms involving the overlap of structured interfacial water layers. We then turn our attention to the long-debated hydration repulsion and review its quantitative investigation using classical molecular dynamics simulations.
Subjects
Classical density functional theory | Electrostatic interactions | Hydration repulsion | MD simulations | Membrane interactions | Order parameters
DDC Class
620: Engineering