Insertion Mechanism and Stability of Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Lipid Bilayers | Zendy

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Insertion Mechanism and Stability of Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Lipid Bilayers

Author(s) -

Michael Thomas,

Marta Enciso,

Tamsyn A. Hilder

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the journal of physical chemistry b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.864

H-Index - 392

eISSN - 1520-6106

pISSN - 1520-5207

DOI - 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b00102

Subject(s) - boron nitride , carbon nanotube , membrane , materials science , lipid bilayer , biocompatibility , nanotechnology , molecular dynamics , mechanism (biology) , biocompatible material , chemistry , computational chemistry , biomedical engineering , medicine , biochemistry , philosophy , epistemology , metallurgy

We provide insight into the interaction of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) with cell membranes to better understand their improved biocompatibility compared to carbon nanotubes (CNTs). Contrary to CNTs, no computational studies exist investigating the insertion mechanism and stability of BNNTs in membranes. Our molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate that BNNTs are spontaneously attracted to lipid bilayers and are stable once inserted. They insert via a lipid-mediated, passive insertion mechanism. BNNTs demonstrate similar characteristics to more biocompatible functionalized CNTs.

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