Osmotic stress and pore nucleation in charged biological nanoshells and capsids
Abstract
A model system is proposed to investigate the osmotic equilibrium and mechanical stability of biological spherical-like nanoshells in contact with an aqueous solution with added dissociated electrolyte of a given concentration.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1039/c9sm02532d
Entities
People
- Amin Bakhshandeh
- Thiago Colla
- Yan Levin
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Federal University of Pelotas
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
- Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto