BioengineeringBrain Research BulletinPeer-reviewed
Molecular dynamics study of stiffness and rupture of axonal membranes
Maryam Majdolhosseini, Svein Kleiven, Alessandra Villa
This study uses molecular dynamics to investigate how lipid composition and protein concentration affect axonal membrane rupture, finding that node-of-Ranvier membranes rupture at lower strains than myelin.