To What Extent does a Single Lipid Affect the Mechanical Properties of the Membrane that Surrounds It

The compositional make-up of lipids in a membrane determines the mechanical properties membrane, however it is unknown how much an individual lipid influences properties. range lipid's influence on extent lipid. shapes available depend material and therefore environment. will determine environment supports reshaping, for example curvature sensitive promote strong shape changes at small length-scales versus smaller over longer length-scales. We mathematically define investigate redistribution average from molecular dynamics simulations to extent. Using data mixtures we inform theoretical predictions