Electric Field-Driven Water Dipoles: Nanoscale Architecture of Electroporation
Tokman M, Lee JH, Levine ZA, Ho MC, Colvin ME, Vernier PT. Electric Field-Driven Water Dipoles: Nanoscale Architecture of Electroporation. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e61111. PMID: 23593404, PMCID: PMC3623848, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0061111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiophysicsCell Membrane PermeabilityElectroporationLipid BilayersMolecular Dynamics SimulationNanostructuresWaterConceptsInterfacial water moleculesMolecular mechanismsWater moleculesLipid bilayersNovel molecular mechanismWater-vacuum interfaceMolecular dynamics simulationsRole of waterEnergetic analysisCell membranePore formationWater dipolesMolecular dipolesBiological applicationsNanoscale architectureDynamics simulationsElectroporationLipid layerMain playersMembranePassive barrierMoleculesFavorable configurationBilayersReorganization