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Membrane Mechanics

Membrane Mechanics is a branch of biophysical science that investigates the mechanical behavior and physical properties of lipid bilayers and cellular membranes, distinguished by its focus on the elastic, bending, and cohesive forces governing membrane deformation, stability, and interactions within biological and synthetic systems.

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Elastic Properties of Lipid Bilayers: Theory and Possible Experiments

W. Helfrich · Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C · 1973 · 6.2K citations · Full text

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The MARTINI Force Field:  Coarse Grained Model for Biomolecular Simulations

‪Siewert J. Marrink, Herre Jelger Risselada, S. Yefimov et al. · The Journal of Physical Chemistry B · 2007 · 5.7K citations · Full text

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Diffusion of univalent ions across the lamellae of swollen phospholipids

A. D. Bangham, M. M. Standish, J.C. Watkins · Journal of Molecular Biology · 1965 · 4.6K citations

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Impermeable Atomic Membranes from Graphene Sheets

J. Scott Bunch, Scott S. Verbridge, Jonathan S. Alden et al. · Nano Letters · 2008 · 2.9K citations · Full text

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POTENTIAL, IMPEDANCE, AND RECTIFICATION IN MEMBRANES

David E. Goldman · The Journal of General Physiology · 1943 · 2.8K citations · Full text

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  1. RL
    Reinhard Lipowsky

    Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany

    110 publications · 12.9K citations

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  2. ES
    E. Sackmann

    Technical University of Munich, Germany

    57 publications · 5.6K citations

    41

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  3. US
    Udo Seifert

    University of Stuttgart, Germany

    48 publications · 7.3K citations

    38

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  4. RD
    Rumiana Dimova

    Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany

    54 publications · 4.8K citations

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    ‪Siewert J. Marrink

    University of Groningen, Netherlands

    42 publications · 10.4K citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    102 h-index

    2.2K publications

    146K citations

  2. Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces

    Potsdam, Germany

    73 h-index

    586 publications

    48.4K citations

  3. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    71 h-index

    382 publications

    42.8K citations

  4. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    70 h-index

    356 publications

    38K citations

  5. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    65 h-index

    409 publications

    37.4K citations

  6. Institut Curie

    Paris, France

    64 h-index

    388 publications

    41.8K citations

  7. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    62 h-index

    336 publications

    53.9K citations

  8. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    61 h-index

    474 publications

    39.5K citations

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  1. Biophysical Journal

    760 publications · 77.4K citations

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  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 263 publications · 40.6K citations

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  3. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 361 publications · 34.9K citations

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  4. Langmuir

    654 publications · 32.8K citations

    85

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  5. Journal of Membrane Science

    323 publications · 20.2K citations

    76

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