| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 55, Number 4, August 2001
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 587 - 593 | |
| Section | Interdisciplinary physics and related areas of science and technology | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2001-00456-2 | |
| Published online | 01 December 2003 | |
Shape transformations of two-component membranes under weak tension
1
Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish
Academy of Sciences and College of Science Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224
Warsaw, Poland
2
Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid und
Grenzflächenforschung Am Mühlenberg, D-14476
Golm, Germany
3
Institut für Festkörperforschung, Forschungszentrum Jülich
D-52425 Jülich, Germany
Received:
15
June
2000
Accepted:
31
May
2001
Domain formation and phase transitions are investigated in two-component membranes of planar topology in the strong-segregation limit. The composition of a membrane is coupled to the spontaneous curvature. The stability of various spatially periodic phases, formed by domains of one component, is examined systematically as a function of composition, the ratio of spontaneous curvatures of both components, and the surface tension. We find new stable phases composed of one- and two-bead buds and new phase transition between these phases.
PACS: 87.16.Dg – Membranes, bilayers, and vesicles / 68.05.-n – Liquid-liquid interfaces / 64.60.-i – General studies of phase transitions
© EDP Sciences, 2001
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