Coarse-grained solvent-free simulation models enabling the study of self-assembling fluid lipid bilayers have been the goal of much recent modeling efforts, since their realization appeared to be quite intricate. This contribution reviews some of the challenges faced along the way, presents a surprisingly simple solution, and illustrates its capacity by means of three examples of biological interest.
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Deserno, M. (2009). Solvent-Free Lipid-Bilayer Simulations: From Physics to Biology. In: Landau, D.P., Lewis, S.P., Schöttler, H.B. (eds) Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics XIX. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 123. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85625-2_20
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