Simulating the deformation of vesicle membranes under elastic bending energy in three dimensions

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 757-777

  Du, Qiang ^a   Liu, Chun ^a   Wang, Xiaoqiang ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusive interface approximation; Elastic bending energy; Energetic variational approach; Numerical methods; Phase field model; Three dimensional simulation; Vesicle membrane

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY;

BULK VOLUME; DIFFUSIVE INTERFACE APPROXIMATION; ELASTIC BENDING ENERGY; ENERGETIC VARIATIONAL APPROACH; PHASE FIELD MODELS; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS; THREE DIMENSIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL DEFORMATIONS; VARIATIONAL APPROACHES; VESICLE MEMBRANES;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 29144520935     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2005.07.020     Document Type: Article

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