Pressure effects on the equilibrium configurations of bilayer lipid membranes

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 40, Issue 43, 2007, Pages 13179-13196

  De Vita, Raffaella ^a   Stewart, Iain W ^b,c   Leo, Donald J ^d  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^b Livingstone Tower ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35649013281     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/40/43/023     Document Type: Article

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