Finite Temperature Phase Behavior of Viral Capsids as Oriented Particle Shells

Finite Temperature Phase Behavior of Viral Capsids as Oriented Particle Shells

A general phase plot is proposed for discrete particle shells that allows for thermal fluctuations of the shell geometry and of the inter-particle connectivities. The phase plot contains a first-order melting transition, a buckling transition, and a collapse transition and is used to interpret the t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2020-04, Vol.124 (15), p.158101-158101, Article 158101
Hauptverfasser: Singh, Amit R, Košmrlj, Andrej, Bruinsma, Robijn
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Capsid - chemistry
Capsid - metabolism
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Models, Biological
Models, Chemical
Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Polymer, Soft Matter, Biological, Climate, and Interdisciplinary Physics
Temperature
Viruses - chemistry
Viruses - metabolism
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Zusammenfassung:A general phase plot is proposed for discrete particle shells that allows for thermal fluctuations of the shell geometry and of the inter-particle connectivities. The phase plot contains a first-order melting transition, a buckling transition, and a collapse transition and is used to interpret the thermodynamics of microbiological shells.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.158101