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Soft Matter, 2009, 5, 4433 - 4445, DOI: 10.1039/b912310e

Effects of carbon nanoparticles on lipid membranes: a molecular simulation perspective

Luca Monticelli, Emppu Salonen, Pu Chun Ke and Ilpo Vattulainen

We review recent simulation studies of carbon nanoparticles interacting with lipid membranes. We first consider the state-of-the-art methodology associated with atomistic as well as coarse-grained models of carbon nanoparticles and lipid systems, and then discuss recent simulation studies of fullerenes, carbon nanotubes and other carbon-based nanoparticles interacting with biological lipid interfaces. We close this article with a brief consideration of the future challenges guided by experiments.

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