Figure 3

A second series of snapshots of the same simulation as in Figure 2 (right), but viewed from further away so that the outside of the pore is visible rather than a cut through the pore. The series starts at 5050 ps, when there is no clear sign of pore formation yet. Ions and lipid chains are not shown for clarity. The lipid headgroups are divided in the choline part (green) and the phosphate/glycerol part (yellow). The potential is positive at the top of each snapshot relative to the bottom.