Phase transitions and shapes of two component membranes and vesicles I: strong segregation limit
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We investigate unilamellar membranes and vesicles composed of an A/B mixture of partially miscible amphiphiles. Assuming a simple bilinear coupling between relative composition and local curvature, and in the strong segregation limit of the A/B mixture, we show for unilamellar open-shape membranes that the competition between sudace tension and curvature results in a phase with a selected periodicity (modulated phase) both in the shape and
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تاریخ انتشار 2016