Fig. 2. Captions of the NPHT simulation at T = 300 K and P = 1 atm of the mushroom configuration regime. The model membranes composed of DPPC lipid bilayer are decorated with a molar fractions Xp = 0.005 of lipopolymer DPPC-PEG with the same degree of polymerization np = 45 and the whole is hydrated by water molecules. After one nanosecond, the simulated system is equilibrated and the membrane–membrane distance remains generally constant (for clarity, the water molecules are not showing). (a) MD Simulation in the mushroom for Xp = 0.005. (b) Lipopolymer conformation in the mushroom regime.
