This is for Biomedical engineer.
Please download and run the following NetLogo model related to membrane formation:
https://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/MembraneFormation
This model simulates the formation of membranes in water.
It shows how simple attractive and repulsive forces between different kinds of molecules can result in higher level structure.
Please answer the following questions:
Try adjusting the attractive and repulsive forces between the different kinds of molecules. How much can you change the forces and still see higher level structures?
How does the concentration of lipids change what structures form? What happens when you have only lipids? Do structures still form?
How do the structures change when you set WATER-WATER-FORCE to ? How is this reflected in the hydrophobic isolation plot? Try out various combinations of forces.
What is the neutral hydrophobic isolation? That is, what happens when both WATER-WATER-FORCE and WATER-OIL-FORCE are ?
How does RANDOM-FORCE change the rate at which structures form? What happens when you set it really high? Can the structures hold together?
