Lipid Bilayer Phase Transition

Lipid Bilayer

2D Ising-like model for lipid phase transition: gel (ordered, solid) vs liquid disordered phase. Raft formation, temperature-driven transition, diffusion coefficient.

Temperature T: 310 K Coupling J (kJ/mol): 3.0 Cholesterol: 0.2 Lipid asymmetry: 0.0 Grid size: 80 MCS/frame: 5

Phase:—

Order ⟨m⟩:—

Raft size:—

D (rel):—

T_c ≈:—

Gel (ordered): lipid chains fully extended. Liquid (disordered): chains disordered, fast diffusion. Rafts: cholesterol-enriched ordered domains coexisting with disordered phase.