Modeling and Simulation of Lipid Membranes

Dear Colleagues,

Membranes are highly complex, dynamic structures that are absolutely fundamental to life, forming the most relevant interface in biology. They are composed of a wide variety of elements, such as lipids, sterols, and proteins, each of them playing a key role in membrane function. The knowledge of the structure, energetics, and dynamic properties of biomembranes has become one of most important challenges in biophysics. In order to advance our understanding of membrane properties and, beyond, to gain knowledge on diseases such as many cancers or the most recent SARS-CoV-2, it is also crucial to acquire information on the interaction of pathogens with the cell, since it will undeniably be through the cell membrane.

The use of different computational techniques and modeling approaches, combining computer simulations with available experimental data, will provide such information and let us learn at different levels—from atomic resolution to coarse-grained models—unknown details about the microscopic interactions that play a role in membrane structure and dynamics.

This Special Issue aims to gather new key contributions to the field and also give an overview about the connection between experiments and computer simulations, addressing fundamental aspects and applied research in biological membranes, with particular attention paid to the applications of modeling and simulation to biomedicine.

Prof. Dr. Jordi Marti
Dr. Carles Calero
Guest Editors

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