Membrane stability under electrical stress: A nonlocal electroelastic treatment

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 109, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 10361-10371

  Partenskii, Michael B ^a   Dorman, Vladimir L ^a   Jordan, Peter C ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0012921243     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.477691     Document Type: Article

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