From: Chris Harrison (charris5_at_gmail.com)
Date: Sat Feb 25 2012 - 11:59:43 CST
Dear Jose,
The membrane diffuses as a single unit in the z-axis? Or, you have a net
diffusion in the z-axis of all the lipids in the membrane, while the
membrane itself is not actually diffusing?
Best,
Chris
On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 2:07 PM, Jose Borreguero <borreguero_at_gmail.com>wrote:
> Dear NAMD users,
>
> While simulating a DLPC membrane, I noticed that it tends to diffuse along
> the normal (Z-axis) component. Is there a 'standard' restrain that is used
> to prevent such diffusion?
> The first option I thought was to restrain the center of mass of the
> whole membrane along the Z-axis, but I don't know what is a reasonable
> value for the force constant.
> If anyone has any experience dealing with this kind of problem, please do
> reply.
>
> Best regards,
> Jose M. Borreguero
>
>
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