Membrane Partitioning of Anionic, Ligand-Coated Nanoparticles Is Accompanied by Ligand Snorkeling, Local Disordering, and Cholesterol Depletion
Figure 4
Spatially averaged lipid order parameters for bilayer systems with different cholesterol concentrations.
The characteristic values P2 order parameter for various bilayer phases are demarcated in the color bar on the right [35]. The different box sizes are due to the gradual condensing effect of cholesterol on the bilayer.