Interaction of conical membrane inclusions: Effect of lateral tension

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 6988-6995

  Weikl, T R ^a   Kozlov, M M ^a,b   Helfrich, W ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0000801139     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.57.6988     Document Type: Article

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