[gmx-users] what restraint can I use to prevent membrane diffusion along the Z-axis?

[Justin A. Lemkul]

Jose Borreguero wrote:
> I am not referring to any drift of the whole system, but to the 
> diffusion of the lipid bilayer only. Diffusion of molecules in water is 
> to be expected given sufficient time. I wonder what is a reasonable 
> restraint to keep the center of mass of the membrane at Z=0.0
> 

COM motion removal should take care of this.  I do not see how the bilayer would 
be the only species that moves; the water molecules are not static.  They too 
are moving in z along with the membrane.

-Justin

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Justin A. Lemkul
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Department of Biochemistry
Virginia Tech
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