An electromechanical liquid crystal model of vesicles

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2844-2862

  Gao, Ling Tian ^a   Feng, Xi Qiao ^a   Yin, Ya Jun ^a   Gao, Huajian ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell membrane; Dielectric property; Electroelastic coupling; Flexoelectricity; Liquid crystal model

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FLUIDS; LIGHT SOURCES; LIPIDS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; MAGNETISM; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; POWDERS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE TENSION;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; (PL) PROPERTIES; AXISYMMETRIC; ELASTIC BENDING; ELECTRICAL FIELDS; ELSEVIER (CO); EQUILIBRIUM MORPHOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; FLEXOELECTRIC; GENERAL (CO); LIPID MEMBRANES; LIPID VESICLES; LIQUID-CRYSTAL-MODEL; MAXWELL (CO); MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTIONS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; UNIFORM ELECTRIC FIELDS;

PRESSURE;

EID: 47749094972     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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