Coupling between line tension and domain contact angle in heterogeneous membranes

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1778, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1190-1195

  Towles, Kevin B ^a,b   Dan, Nily ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Line tension; Phase separation; Vesicle

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; CONTACT ANGLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE VESICLE; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS;

MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 41049116146     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2007.12.025     Document Type: Article

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