Sizes of Multilamellar Vesicles in Shear

C.-Y. David Lu
Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 128304 – Published 19 September 2012

Abstract

The dynamics of the multilamellar vesicle (MLV) is analyzed theoretically, where membrane interaction squeezes the solvent to flow between the neighboring membranes. With the applied affine shear, the dynamic free energy density of the MLV develops a minima, which selects the MLV size. The model predicts a terminal shear rate, below which the metastable MLV exists. The scaling relations for the MLV size and the terminal shear are both consistent with the experiments.

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  • Received 10 May 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.128304

© 2012 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

C.-Y. David Lu*

  • Department of Chemistry and Department of Physics, Center of Theoretical Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan

  • *cydlu@ntu.edu.tw

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Vol. 109, Iss. 12 — 21 September 2012

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