Bavi, NavidQin, Qing HuaMartinac, Boris2015-12-13July 10-129780819496300http://hdl.handle.net/1885/82630In order to eliminate limitations of existing experimental or computational methods (such as patch-clamp technique and molecular dynamics analysis, respectively) a finite element (FE) model for multi length-scale and time-scale investigation of the gatingKeywords: Artificial membranes; Cholesterol content; Finite element simulations; Gating mechanisms; Mechanosensitive ion channels; MscL; Patch clamp technique; Trans-membrane proteins; Cell membranes; Cytology; Elastic moduli; Escherichia coli; Finite element metho finite element method; gating mechanism; lipid bilayer; mechanosensitive ion channels; MscL201310.1117/12.20302032016-02-24