Liquid Crystal Physics and the Physics of Living Matter

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 332, Issue , 1999, Pages 577-584

  Petrov, Alexander G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Biomembranes; Elasticity; Flexoelectricity; Lyotropics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042227232     PISSN: 1058725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10587259908023804     Document Type: Article

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